LeBron James vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and LeBron James, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
LeBron James played 22 years in the NBA, 17 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 5. LeBron James had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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 |
| LeBron James | 22 | 18 | 2003-04 to 2024-25 |
| Payton Pritchard | 5 | 5 | 2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| LeBron James | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2003-04 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 79 | 39.5 | 20.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 18.9 | .417 | 0.8 | 2.7 | .290 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .754 |
| difference: | +13 | +20.3 | +13.2 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -2.7 | -0.3 | +5.1 | +12.6 | +.023 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +.121 | +3.8 | +5.1 | +.135 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 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 |
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| LeBron James | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost NBA Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 80 | 42.4 | 27.2 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 21.1 | .472 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .351 | 6.0 | 8.0 | .750 |
| difference: | +9 | +28.3 | +21.0 | +0.9 | +4.6 | +5.5 | +5.2 | +1.8 | +0.6 | -2.7 | -0.9 | +7.6 | +15.8 | +.043 | +0.4 | +.061 | +5.7 | +7.7 | +.250 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 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 |
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| LeBron James | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 79 | 42.5 | 31.4 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 23.1 | .480 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .335 | 7.6 | 10.3 | .738 |
| difference: | +31 | +29.1 | +25.8 | +0.4 | +4.8 | +5.2 | +5.3 | +1.3 | +0.8 | -2.5 | -1.5 | +9.0 | +18.0 | +.068 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +.029 | +7.3 | +10.0 | +.012 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 13 | 46.5 | 30.8 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 23.6 | .476 | 1.6 | 4.8 | .333 | 6.7 | 9.1 | .737 |
| difference: | +3 | +40.8 | +27.6 | +1.7 | +5.8 | +7.5 | +4.7 | +1.3 | +0.7 | -4.5 | -3.1 | +10.0 | +21.4 | +.069 | +1.2 | +3.8 | +.067 | +6.3 | +8.6 | +.063 |
| 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 |
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| LeBron James | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2006-07 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals |  NBA Champion |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 78 | 40.9 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 20.8 | .476 | 1.3 | 4.0 | .319 | 6.3 | 9.0 | .698 |
| difference: | +4 | +18.6 | +17.7 | +0.2 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +2.6 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -2.5 | -0.9 | +6.3 | +13.1 | +.008 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.066 | +5.7 | +8.3 | +.123 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 20 | 44.7 | 25.1 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 20.0 | .416 | 1.1 | 3.8 | .280 | 7.4 | 9.8 | .755 |
| difference: | +1 | +26.0 | +18.7 | +0.6 | +5.6 | +6.2 | +5.9 | +1.5 | +0.5 | -2.6 | -0.8 | +6.0 | +14.5 | +.003 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.103 | +6.8 | +9.2 | +.162 |
| 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 |
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| LeBron James | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| - | Sixth Man of the Year | |
| Scoring Leader | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis | Celtics Lost East Conf Semis |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 75 | 40.4 | 30.0 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 21.9 | .484 | 1.5 | 4.8 | .315 | 7.3 | 10.3 | .712 |
| difference: | +5 | +12.0 | +15.7 | +0.5 | +3.5 | +4.1 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +0.9 | -2.4 | -0.7 | +5.5 | +11.1 | +.012 | +1.7 | +3.0 | +.092 | +6.4 | +9.2 | +.133 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| LeBron James | 13 | 42.5 | 28.2 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 21.2 | .411 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .257 | 9.4 | 12.8 | .731 |
| difference: | +2 | +15.0 | +16.3 | +0.4 | +5.1 | +5.5 | +6.1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | -3.4 | -0.8 | +4.6 | +12.2 | +.044 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +.146 | +8.1 | +11.3 | +.093 |
| 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 |
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* LeBron James played 17 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 22, from 2009 to 2025—LeBron James played in 15 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships and one NBA Cup. In those 17 extra years over Payton Pritchard, LeBron James got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 Finals MVP 4 Season MVP 11 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup MVP 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 17 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |