Ken Bannister vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Ken Bannister, 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.

Ken Bannister played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Ken Bannister had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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
Ken Bannister 5 0 1984-85 to 1990-91
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ken Bannister Payton Pritchard
Season 1984-852020-21
Team New York KnicksBoston 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 %
Ken Bannister 75 18.7 6.8 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 3.7 2.8 5.9 .470 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.6 .474
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 %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
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
Ken Bannister Payton Pritchard
Season 1985-862021-22
Team New York KnicksBoston 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 %
Ken Bannister 70 20.1 8.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.8 3.0 3.4 6.8 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.6 .526
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 %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Ken Bannister didn't play in 1986-87 and 1987-88.

Season 3
Ken Bannister Payton Pritchard
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Ken Bannister 9 14.4 8.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.4 4.0 .611 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.9 .566
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 %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
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
Ken Bannister Payton Pritchard
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Ken Bannister 52 11.3 4.0 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.8 1.5 3.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.1 .473
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 %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 14 20.9 7.5 0.9 1.3 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.1 2.6 5.5 .481 1.4 3.1 .455 0.8 0.9 .917

Season 5
Ken Bannister Payton Pritchard
Season 1990-91-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Ken Bannister 47 7.2 2.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.9 1.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.4 .385
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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