Major Jones vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Major Jones, 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.

Major Jones played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Major Jones had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Payton Pritchard had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Major Jones 6 3 1979-80 to 1984-85
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Major Jones Payton Pritchard
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Major Jones 82 18.8 5.3 1.8 2.9 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.3 2.3 4.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.3 .565
Payton Pritchard 66 19.2 7.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.8 6.3 .440 1.5 3.8 .411 0.6 0.7 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones 6 11.7 4.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.8 3.0 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667
Payton Pritchard 5 13.4 3.4 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.2 3.4 .353 0.6 2.0 .300 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Major Jones Payton Pritchard
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Major Jones 68 14.8 4.4 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.6 1.7 3.7 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .634
Payton Pritchard 71 14.1 6.2 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.3 5.3 .429 1.4 3.5 .412 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones 12 7.3 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.8 1.8 .476 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .400
Payton Pritchard 24 12.9 4.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.3 .422 1.0 3.0 .333 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 3
Major Jones Payton Pritchard
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Major Jones 60 12.4 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 1.9 3.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.3 .545
Payton Pritchard 48 13.4 5.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.1 5.1 .412 1.2 3.2 .364 0.3 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 10 5.7 3.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.2 .545 0.4 1.0 .400 0.4 0.5 .800

Season 4
Major Jones Payton Pritchard
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones 60 14.6 5.7 1.9 2.5 4.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.7 2.4 5.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .549
Payton Pritchard 82 22.3 9.6 0.9 2.4 3.2 3.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.6 7.7 .468 1.8 4.7 .385 0.6 0.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 16 20.1 6.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.1 2.4 5.4 .442 1.3 3.2 .412 0.7 0.8 .917

Season 5
Major Jones Payton Pritchard
Season 1983-84-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Major Jones 57 8.3 3.0 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.3 .538 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .612
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Major Jones Payton Pritchard
Season 1984-85-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Major Jones 47 8.9 2.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.2 1.0 1.9 .552 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .647
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Major Jones 1 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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