Bucky Bockhorn vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Bucky Bockhorn, 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.

Bucky Bockhorn played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Bucky Bockhorn had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, 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
Bucky Bockhorn 7 3 1958-59 to 1964-65
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsBoston 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 71 31.7 10.2 - - 6.5 2.9 - - - 3.0 4.1 10.9 .381 - - - 1.9 2.8 .704
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsBoston 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 75 28.0 10.5 - - 5.1 3.4 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.8 .398 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsBoston 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 79 33.8 12.6 - - 5.5 4.3 - - - 3.6 5.3 13.4 .397 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1961-622023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisCeltics 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 38.3 15.8 - - 4.7 4.6 - - - 3.5 6.6 15.4 .430 - - - 2.5 3.1 .789
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 4 39.3 17.0 - - 4.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 6.8 15.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
Payton Pritchard 10 22.8 7.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.2 2.8 6.2 .452 1.5 3.5 .429 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 5
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1962-63-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 32.7 11.7 - - 4.0 3.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.9 .393 - - - 2.3 3.0 .756
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn 12 33.9 11.3 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 3.7 4.7 11.3 .415 - - - 1.9 2.6 .742
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1963-64-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 70 23.9 8.3 - - 2.9 2.5 - - - 3.2 3.5 8.4 .412 - - - 1.4 1.8 .762
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn 10 30.1 9.7 - - 3.9 3.9 - - - 4.0 4.1 10.8 .380 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bucky Bockhorn Payton Pritchard
Season 1964-65-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 19 22.3 7.8 - - 2.9 2.4 - - - 2.7 3.2 8.3 .382 - - - 1.5 2.1 .718
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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