Darren Daye vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Darren Daye, 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.

Darren Daye played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Darren Daye had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Darren Daye 5 4 1983-84 to 1987-88
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Darren Daye Payton Pritchard
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Darren Daye 75 15.7 6.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.1 2.4 5.4 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .714
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 %
Darren Daye 3 5.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Darren Daye Payton Pritchard
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Darren Daye 80 19.7 8.7 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 2.1 3.2 6.3 .512 0.0 0.1 .143 2.2 3.1 .715
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 %
Darren Daye 4 21.3 10.3 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.3 7.5 .567 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 4.0 .438
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
Darren Daye Payton Pritchard
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Darren Daye 64 16.8 8.7 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.7 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.1 6.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .333 2.5 3.7 .671
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 %
Darren Daye 4 8.0 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
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
Darren Daye Payton Pritchard
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Darren Daye 62 11.8 3.8 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.6 1.6 3.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .523
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 %
Darren Daye 23 10.4 5.0 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 1.8 3.1 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.6 .865
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
Darren Daye Payton Pritchard
Season 1987-88-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Darren Daye 47 13.9 6.0 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.4 4.6 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .678
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darren Daye ------- --- ----------
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