Elton Brand vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Elton Brand, 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.

Elton Brand played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 5. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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 achievements, 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
Elton Brand 17 5 1999-00 to 2015-16
Payton Pritchard 5 5 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Elton Brand Payton Pritchard
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand 81 37.0 20.1 4.3 5.7 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 16.1 .482 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.6 .685
difference:+15+17.8+12.4+3.8+3.8+7.6+0.1+0.2+1.5-2.0-1.6+5.0+9.8+.042+1.5+3.8+3.9+5.9+.204
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
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
Elton Brand Payton Pritchard
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand 74 39.3 20.1 3.9 6.2 10.1 3.2 1.0 1.6 3.0 3.3 7.8 16.4 .476 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.4 .708
difference:+3+25.2+13.9+3.4+4.8+8.2+1.2+0.6+1.5-2.4-2.4+5.5+11.1+.047+1.4+3.5+4.2+6.1+.292
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
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
Elton Brand Payton Pritchard
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand 80 37.8 18.2 5.0 6.6 11.6 2.4 1.0 2.0 2.2 3.2 6.7 12.6 .527 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.6 .742
difference:+32+24.4+12.6+4.5+5.3+9.8+1.1+0.7+2.0-1.4-2.4+4.6+7.5+.115+1.2+3.2+4.6+6.3+.008
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
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
Elton Brand Payton Pritchard
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand 62 39.6 18.5 4.6 6.8 11.3 2.5 1.1 2.5 2.6 3.3 7.3 14.5 .502 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 5.7 .685
difference:+20+17.3+8.9+3.7+4.4+8.1+0.9+0.6+2.4-1.9-2.0+3.7+6.8+.034+1.8+4.7+3.3+5.0+.136
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 19 18.7 6.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.2 2.3 5.5 .419 1.2 3.2 .383 0.6 0.6 .917

Season 5
Elton Brand Payton Pritchard
Season 2003-042024-25
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand 69 38.7 20.0 3.9 6.4 10.3 3.3 0.9 2.2 2.8 3.3 7.0 14.2 .493 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 7.7 .773
difference:+11+10.3+5.7+2.6+3.8+6.5+0.2+2.0-1.8-1.8+1.9+3.4+.021+3.2+7.8+5.1+6.6+.072
Payton Pritchard 80 28.4 14.3 1.3 2.6 3.8 3.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.5 5.1 10.8 .472 3.2 7.8 .407 0.9 1.1 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 11 27.5 11.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7 4.1 9.0 .455 2.5 6.1 .403 1.3 1.5 .824

Additional Years

* Elton Brand played 12 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2005 to 2016—Elton Brand played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Elton Brand got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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