Cole Aldrich vs. Paolo Banchero Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paolo Banchero and Cole Aldrich, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cole Aldrich played 8 years in the NBA, 6 more than Paolo Banchero, who played 2. Cole Aldrich had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Paolo Banchero had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Cole Aldrich 8 2 2010-11 to 2017-18
Paolo Banchero 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Rookie Season
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 18 7.9 1.0 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.7 0.4 0.8 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .500
Paolo Banchero 72 33.8 20.0 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.8 2.2 6.7 15.6 .427 1.2 4.0 .298 5.5 7.4 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 26 6.7 2.2 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.8 1.6 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 .929
Paolo Banchero 80 35.0 22.6 1.0 5.9 6.9 5.4 0.9 0.6 3.1 1.9 8.0 17.6 .455 1.5 4.4 .339 5.1 7.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 5 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.8 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500
Paolo Banchero 7 37.4 27.0 2.0 6.6 8.6 4.0 1.1 0.6 4.6 2.0 9.7 21.3 .456 2.3 5.7 .400 5.3 7.0 .755

Season 3
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2012-13-
Team Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 45 8.6 2.2 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.8 .550 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .600
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2013-14-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 46 7.2 2.0 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.3 .541 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .867
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2014-15-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 61 16.0 5.5 1.7 3.9 5.5 1.2 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.0 2.4 4.9 .478 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .781
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 60 13.3 5.5 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 2.3 2.2 3.8 .596 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .714
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 6 12.8 3.8 1.3 3.7 5.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.8 1.7 2.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2016-17-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 62 8.6 1.7 0.8 1.7 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.4 0.7 1.4 .523 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .682
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Cole Aldrich Paolo Banchero
Season 2017-18-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich 21 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .333
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cole Aldrich ------- --- ----------
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Share: