Paolo Banchero vs. James Silas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Silas and Paolo Banchero, 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.

Paolo Banchero played 2 years in the NBA, 4 less than James Silas, who played 6. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while James Silas had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Paolo Banchero 2 1 2022-23 to 2023-24
James Silas 6 4 1976-77 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Paolo Banchero James Silas
Season 2022-231976-77
Team Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
James Silas 22 16.2 9.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.1 - 1.6 2.8 6.5 .430 - - - 4.0 4.9 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Paolo Banchero James Silas
Season 2023-241977-78
Team Orlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
James Silas 37 8.4 3.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.6 .443 - - - 1.6 2.0 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
James Silas 3 6.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.3 .300 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500

Season 3
Paolo Banchero James Silas
Season -1978-79
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 79 27.5 16.0 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.7 5.9 11.7 .505 - - - 4.2 5.1 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 14 33.9 19.1 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.5 0.1 2.6 2.8 7.3 15.4 .474 - - - 4.5 5.7 .788

Season 4
Paolo Banchero James Silas
Season -1979-80
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 77 29.8 17.7 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.5 0.8 0.2 2.5 2.7 6.7 13.0 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.0 .887
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 3 30.0 14.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.7 5.3 12.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 3.7 1.000

Season 5
Paolo Banchero James Silas
Season -1980-81
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 75 27.4 17.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.8 0.7 0.2 2.1 1.7 6.3 13.3 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 5.9 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 7 23.0 11.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.0 2.6 1.3 3.9 9.9 .391 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.6 .813

Season 6
Paolo Banchero James Silas
Season -1981-82
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas 67 21.6 11.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6 3.7 8.6 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 4.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
James Silas ------- --- ----------
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