Payton Pritchard vs. Fred Schaus Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Fred Schaus and Payton Pritchard, 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.

Payton Pritchard played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Fred Schaus, who played 5. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Fred Schaus 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24
Fred Schaus 5 5 1949-50 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Payton Pritchard Fred Schaus
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Boston CelticsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons Lost Cent Div 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 %
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
Fred Schaus 68 - 14.3 - - - 2.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 14.6 .352 - - - 4.0 4.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Fred Schaus 4 - 18.5 - - - 2.8 - - - 2.3 6.0 16.5 .364 - - - 6.5 7.8 .839

Season 2
Payton Pritchard Fred Schaus
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Boston CelticsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPistons Lost West 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 %
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
Fred Schaus 68 - 15.1 - - 7.3 2.7 - - - 3.5 4.6 13.5 .340 - - - 5.9 7.1 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Fred Schaus 3 - 14.3 - - 5.3 3.3 - - - 3.3 5.7 14.7 .386 - - - 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 3
Payton Pritchard Fred Schaus
Season 2022-231951-52
Team Boston CelticsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPistons Lost West 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 %
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
Fred Schaus 62 41.6 14.1 - - 7.0 4.0 - - - 3.6 4.5 12.5 .361 - - - 5.0 6.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Fred Schaus 2 45.0 15.5 - - 7.5 7.0 - - - 4.5 6.0 17.5 .343 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875

Season 4
Payton Pritchard Fred Schaus
Season 2023-241952-53
Team Boston CelticsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBDPistons Lost West Div 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 %
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
Fred Schaus 69 36.8 10.5 - - 6.0 3.6 - - - 3.8 3.5 10.4 .334 - - - 3.5 4.3 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard 14 20.9 7.5 0.9 1.3 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.1 2.6 5.5 .481 1.4 3.1 .455 0.8 0.9 .917
Fred Schaus 8 30.5 8.9 - - 5.3 1.5 - - - 5.0 2.3 7.5 .300 - - - 4.4 5.8 .761

Season 5
Payton Pritchard Fred Schaus
Season -1953-54
Team -Fort Wayne Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks Lost E Div Round Robin
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus 67 22.6 7.1 - - 4.0 1.6 - - - 2.6 2.4 6.2 .388 - - - 2.3 2.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Fred Schaus 4 29.8 7.0 - - 3.0 2.0 - - - 4.5 1.8 6.3 .280 - - - 3.5 3.8 .933
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