Payton Pritchard vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2024-25
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 5 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 5 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.1 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.7 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.5 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.5 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 3,153 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 952 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 883 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 185 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 36 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 347 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .454 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .399 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .856 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 14.3 (2025) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.8 (2025) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.5 (2025) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.9 (2025) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 (2025) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 6.0 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.8 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 416 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 123 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 118 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 19 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Payton Pritchard 69 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .435 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .370 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .833 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 11.9 (2025) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 (2025) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 (2021) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.5 (2025) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.