Payton Pritchard vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders and Payton Pritchard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.5 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.2 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 185 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 74 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 76 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 10 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Payton Pritchard 44 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .418 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .330 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .765 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.