Paolo Banchero vs. Walker Russell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Russell 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 Walker Russell, who played 6. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Walker Russell had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Walker Russell 6 1 1982-83 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Walker Russell
Season 2022-231982-83
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
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
Walker Russell 68 11.1 2.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 2.7 .364 0.0 0.3 .111 0.7 0.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Walker Russell
Season 2023-241983-84
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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
Walker Russell 16 7.4 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.9 2.6 .333 0.1 0.1 .500 0.8 0.8 .923
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
Walker Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Paolo Banchero Walker Russell
Season -1984-85
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell 21 18.0 4.0 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.8 1.6 3.0 .540 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.7 0.8 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Paolo Banchero Walker Russell
Season -1985-86
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Paolo Banchero Walker Russell
Season -1986-87
Team -Indiana Pacers
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 ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell 48 10.6 3.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 3.4 .388 0.0 0.3 .125 0.6 0.8 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Paolo Banchero Walker Russell
Season -1987-88
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paolo Banchero ------- --- ----------
Walker Russell 7 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000