Paolo Banchero vs. Phil Hicks Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Phil Hicks 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.
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 and Phil Hicks both played 2 years in the NBA. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Phil Hicks 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 |
| Phil Hicks | 2 | 1 | 1976-77 to 1978-79 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Paolo Banchero | Phil Hicks | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 1976-77 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Bulls Lost West 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 | 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 |
| Phil Hicks | 37 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .461 | - | - | - | 0.3 | 0.4 | .846 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phil Hicks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .000 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Note: Phil Hicks didn't play in 1977-78.
Season 2 |
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| Paolo Banchero | Phil Hicks | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 1978-79 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd | 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 | 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 |
| Phil Hicks | 20 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .419 | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | .600 |
| 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 |
| Phil Hicks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |