Horace Grant vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Horace Grant, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Horace Grant played 17 years in the NBA, 11 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 6. Horace Grant had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Horace Grant 17 13 1987-88 to 2003-04
Payton Pritchard 6 5 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Horace Grant Payton Pritchard
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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%
Horace Grant 81 22.6 7.7 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.7 3.1 6.3 .501 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.2 .626
difference:+15+3.4+1.4+1.7+3.1+0.7+0.6-0.3-1.1+0.3+.061+1.5+3.8+0.8+1.5+.263
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%
Horace Grant 10 29.9 10.1 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.6 1.4 0.2 0.7 3.5 4.6 8.1 .568 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.5 .600
difference:+5+16.5+6.7+2.1+3.1+5.2+0.8+1.0+0.2-0.1-2.7+3.4+4.7+.215+0.6+1.9+.300+0.5+1.1+.400
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
Horace Grant Payton Pritchard
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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%
Horace Grant 79 35.6 12.0 3.0 5.6 8.6 2.1 1.1 0.8 1.6 3.2 5.1 9.9 .519 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.5 .704
difference:+8+21.5+5.8+2.5+4.2+6.7+0.1+0.7+0.7-1.0-2.3+2.8+4.6+.090+1.4+3.4+.412+1.5+2.2+.296
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%
Horace Grant 17 36.8 10.8 3.1 6.7 9.8 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.8 4.0 4.2 8.2 .518 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .800
difference:+7+23.9+6.0+2.7+5.2+7.9+0.5+0.3+0.8-1.4-3.0+2.4+3.9+.096+1.0+3.0+2.2+2.6+.133
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
Horace Grant Payton Pritchard
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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%
Horace Grant 80 34.4 13.4 3.0 4.9 7.9 2.8 1.2 1.1 1.4 2.9 5.6 10.7 .523 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.2 .699
difference:+32+21.0+7.8+2.5+3.6+6.1+1.5+0.9+1.1-0.6-2.1+3.5+5.6+.111+1.2+3.2+1.9+2.9+.051
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%
Horace Grant 16 38.5 12.2 4.6 5.4 9.9 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.6 3.2 5.1 9.9 .509 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.3 .623
difference:+6+32.8+9.0+4.6+4.8+9.3+1.4+1.0+1.1-1.1-2.9+3.9+7.7+.036+0.4+0.9+.400+1.7+2.8+.177
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
Horace Grant Payton Pritchard
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA 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%
Horace Grant 78 33.9 12.8 3.4 5.0 8.4 2.3 1.2 0.9 1.2 2.6 5.1 9.4 .547 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.6 .711
difference:+4+11.6+3.2+2.5+2.6+5.2+1.1+0.7+0.8-0.5-1.3+1.5+1.7+.079+1.8+4.6+.218+1.9+2.9+.110
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%
Horace Grant 17 39.2 13.3 3.3 4.8 8.1 2.2 0.9 0.4 1.2 2.6 5.4 9.2 .583 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.5 .733
difference:+2+20.5+6.9+2.6+3.6+6.2+0.1+0.7+0.4-0.5-1.4+3.1+3.7+.164+1.2+3.2+2.0+2.9+.184
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
Horace Grant Payton Pritchard
Season 1991-922024-25
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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%
Horace Grant 81 35.3 14.2 4.2 5.7 10.0 2.7 1.2 1.6 1.2 2.4 5.6 9.8 .578 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 3.9 .741
difference:+1+6.9+0.1+2.9+3.1+6.2+0.8+0.3+1.4-0.2-0.9+0.5+1.0+.106+3.2+7.8+2.0+2.8+.104
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%
Horace Grant 22 38.9 11.3 3.5 5.4 8.8 3.0 1.1 1.8 1.0 3.1 4.5 8.3 .541 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.5 .671
difference:+11+11.4+0.6+2.7+3.9+6.5+1.5+0.6+1.8-0.2-1.4+0.4+0.7+.086+2.5+6.0+.403+1.0+2.0+.153
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

Season 6
Horace Grant Payton Pritchard
Season 1992-932025-26
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Horace Grant 77 35.6 13.2 4.4 5.0 9.5 2.6 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 5.5 10.8 .508 0.0 0.1 .200 2.3 3.6 .619
difference:+71+1.8+1.5+3.1+1.7+4.8+3.2+0.1+1.2-0.2-1.0+0.2+3.4+.108+1.3+7.6+.026+0.3+0.9+.131
Payton Pritchard 6 33.8 14.7 1.3 3.3 4.7 5.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 1.8 5.7 14.2 .400 1.3 7.7 .174 2.0 2.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Horace Grant 19 34.3 10.7 3.2 5.0 8.2 2.3 1.2 1.2 0.9 3.2 4.4 8.0 .546 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.8 .685
Payton Pritchard DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Horace Grant played 11 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 17, from 1994 to 2004—Horace Grant played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Horace Grant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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