Paolo Banchero vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace and Paolo Banchero to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Paolo Banchero has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Rasheed Wallace.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paolo Banchero has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Rasheed Wallace scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 8 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (22.4 points against 14.4). On the other hand Rasheed Wallace scored a total of 11,459 points more than Paolo Banchero (16,006 vs. 4,547).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+8.0
4
Rasheed Wallace 14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,547
4
Rasheed Wallace 16,006
+11,459
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+14.5 points per game) while Rasheed Wallace scored more points (+2,048).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+14.5
2
Rasheed Wallace 13.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Rasheed Wallace 2,384
+2,048
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
+1
Rasheed Wallace 0

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+5
Rasheed Wallace 1

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 36
+10
Rasheed Wallace 26

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 133
Rasheed Wallace 253
+120

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 195
Rasheed Wallace 831
+636

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 203
Rasheed Wallace 1,102
+899

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Rasheed Wallace 7
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+3
Rasheed Wallace 3

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Rasheed Wallace 32
+22

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Rasheed Wallace 136
+125

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Rasheed Wallace 173
+161

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Rasheed Wallace 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.4 1.4 4.6 31.7 5.5 7.6 73.1 4 203
difference:+8.0+2.0+5.2+2.3+0.4+1.7+1.9+3.4+4.7+1.0+12+906
Rasheed Wallace 14.4 5.7 12.2 46.7 1.0 2.9 33.6 2.1 2.9 72.1 16 1,109

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 4,547 1,566 3,527 44.4 294 927 31.7 1,121 1,534 73.1 4 203
difference:+11,459+4,754+10,002+2.3+792+2,301+1.9+1,159+1,628+1.0+12+906
Rasheed Wallace 16,006 6,320 13,529 46.7 1,086 3,228 33.6 2,280 3,162 72.1 16 1,109

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 28.0 10.2 22.8 44.7 2.3 5.6 41.8 5.3 7.5 71.1 2 12
difference:+14.5+5.0+11.1+0.3+1.2+2.5+6.6+3.3+4.7+0.6+12+165
Rasheed Wallace 13.5 5.2 11.7 44.4 1.1 3.1 35.2 2.0 2.8 71.7 14 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 336 122 273 44.7 28 67 41.8 64 90 71.1 2 12
difference:+2,048+795+1,792+0.3+162+473+6.6+296+412+0.6+12+165
Rasheed Wallace 2,384 917 2,065 44.4 190 540 35.2 360 502 71.7 14 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+9.9
202372
Rasheed Wallace 10.1
199665

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+7.5
202480
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
199762

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+11.3
202546
Rasheed Wallace 14.6
199877

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 23.0
+10.2
20265
Rasheed Wallace 12.8
199949

Rasheed Wallace's additional seasons:

* Rasheed Wallace played 14 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2000 to 2013—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 992 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
19960

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+7.2
20247
Rasheed Wallace 19.8
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+14.9
20255
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP *
20260
Rasheed Wallace 14.8
+14.8
199913
* season in progress

Rasheed Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Rasheed Wallace played in 13 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.1 points in a total of 202 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 6.1.