Paolo Banchero vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter and Paolo Banchero that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 189 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 60 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 28 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 8 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Paolo Banchero 7 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .456 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .400 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .755 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.