Don MacLean vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Don MacLean, 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.

Don MacLean played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Don MacLean had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, 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
Don MacLean 9 0 1992-93 to 2000-01
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Don MacLean 62 10.9 6.6 0.5 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.5 5.8 .435 0.0 0.1 .500 1.5 1.8 .811
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 %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
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 %
Don MacLean 75 33.2 18.2 1.9 4.4 6.2 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 6.9 13.7 .502 0.0 0.3 .143 4.4 5.3 .824
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 %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Don MacLean 39 27.0 11.0 1.2 3.1 4.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.1 9.3 .438 0.3 1.0 .250 2.7 3.5 .765
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 %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Denver NuggetsBoston 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 %
Don MacLean 56 19.8 11.2 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.9 4.2 9.8 .426 0.3 0.9 .286 2.6 3.5 .732
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 %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
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

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1996-97-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Don MacLean 37 19.8 10.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.9 4.4 9.9 .447 0.3 1.0 .316 1.7 2.6 .660
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1997-98-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Don MacLean 9 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.1 .100 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1998-99-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Don MacLean 17 21.5 10.9 1.1 2.8 3.8 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.5 2.0 3.7 9.4 .396 0.5 1.9 .273 2.9 4.7 .625
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 1999-00-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Don MacLean 16 8.9 2.6 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.1 3.1 .367 0.1 0.4 .333 0.3 0.4 .667
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Don MacLean Payton Pritchard
Season 2000-01-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Don MacLean 8 9.5 3.9 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 2.5 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.1 1.5 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Don MacLean ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------