Aaron James vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Aaron James, 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.

Aaron James played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Aaron James had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Aaron James 5 0 1974-75 to 1978-79
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aaron James Payton Pritchard
Season 1974-752020-21
Team New Orleans JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Aaron James 76 22.8 11.7 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 - 2.9 4.9 10.2 .477 - - - 1.9 2.5 .778
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 %
Aaron James ------- --- ----------
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
Aaron James Payton Pritchard
Season 1975-762021-22
Team New Orleans JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Aaron James 75 17.9 9.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.4 0.1 - 2.3 3.5 7.9 .441 - - - 2.0 2.7 .750
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 %
Aaron James ------- --- ----------
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
Aaron James Payton Pritchard
Season 1976-772022-23
Team New Orleans JazzBoston 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 %
Aaron James 52 20.4 10.9 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 - 2.4 4.6 9.3 .490 - - - 1.7 2.2 .781
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 %
Aaron James ------- --- ----------
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
Aaron James Payton Pritchard
Season 1977-782023-24
Team New Orleans JazzBoston 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 %
Aaron James 80 26.5 12.2 2.0 3.2 5.3 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.6 3.2 5.4 10.8 .497 - - - 1.5 2.0 .745
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 %
Aaron James ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 18 19.7 6.6 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 2.4 5.8 .413 1.2 3.3 .373 0.6 0.7 .917

Season 5
Aaron James Payton Pritchard
Season 1978-79-
Team New Orleans Jazz-
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 %
Aaron James 73 19.4 10.0 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.5 2.8 4.3 8.6 .494 - - - 1.4 1.9 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aaron James ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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