Paolo Banchero vs. Vern Gardner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vern Gardner 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 played 2 years in the NBA, 1 less than Vern Gardner, who played 3. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Vern Gardner had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3
Rookie Season
	Paolo Banchero	Vern Gardner
Season	2022-23	1949-50
Team	Orlando Magic	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Warriors Lost East Div 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	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
Vern Gardner	63	-	13.5	-	-	-	1.9	-	-	-	3.7	5.0	14.5	.342	-	-	-	3.6	4.7	.767
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Paolo Banchero	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vern Gardner	2	-	18.0	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	-	5.5	7.5	22.0	.341	-	-	-	3.0	4.5	.667

Season 2
	Paolo Banchero	Vern Gardner
Season	2023-24	1950-51
Team	Orlando Magic	Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost East Div 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
Vern Gardner	61	-	5.4	-	-	3.9	1.5	-	-	-	2.4	2.1	6.3	.337	-	-	-	1.1	1.6	.711
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
Vern Gardner	2	-	5.5	-	-	2.0	0.0	-	-	-	4.0	2.0	4.0	.500	-	-	-	1.5	1.5	1.000