Paolo Banchero vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Paolo Banchero, 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.
Paolo Banchero played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Payton Pritchard, who played 6. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 |
| Paolo Banchero | 4 | 2 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6 | 5 | 2020-21 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Paolo Banchero | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 72 | 33.8 | 20.0 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .427 | 1.2 | 4.0 | .298 | 5.5 | 7.4 | .738 |
| difference: | +6 | +14.6 | +12.3 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +4.5 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -2.0 | -0.6 | +3.9 | +9.3 | +.013 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.113 | +4.9 | +6.7 | +.151 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 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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| Paolo Banchero | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 80 | 35.0 | 22.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 17.6 | .455 | 1.5 | 4.4 | .339 | 5.1 | 7.0 | .725 |
| difference: | +9 | +20.9 | +16.4 | +0.5 | +4.5 | +5.0 | +3.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -2.5 | -1.0 | +5.7 | +12.3 | +.026 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.073 | +4.8 | +6.7 | +.275 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 7 | 37.4 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 21.3 | .456 | 2.3 | 5.7 | .400 | 5.3 | 7.0 | .755 |
| difference: | +17 | +24.5 | +22.2 | +1.6 | +5.1 | +6.7 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -4.2 | -1.0 | +7.9 | +17.0 | +.034 | +1.3 | +2.7 | +.067 | +5.1 | +6.7 | +.088 |
| 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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| Paolo Banchero | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 46 | 34.4 | 25.9 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 19.8 | .452 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .320 | 6.1 | 8.4 | .727 |
| difference: | +2 | +21.0 | +20.3 | +0.6 | +5.1 | +5.7 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -2.2 | -1.3 | +6.9 | +14.7 | +.040 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +.044 | +5.8 | +8.1 | +.023 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 5 | 39.4 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 24.8 | .435 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .444 | 5.4 | 8.2 | .659 |
| difference: | +5 | +33.7 | +26.2 | +2.4 | +5.4 | +7.8 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -2.5 | -3.3 | +9.6 | +22.6 | +.110 | +2.0 | +4.4 | +.044 | +5.0 | +7.7 | +.141 |
| 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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| Paolo Banchero | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Orlando Magic | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play |  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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 6 | 35.3 | 22.5 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 16.5 | .434 | 0.8 | 3.8 | .217 | 7.3 | 10.3 | .710 |
| difference: | +76 | +13.0 | +12.9 | +0.3 | +5.4 | +5.8 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -1.8 | -1.0 | +3.6 | +8.8 | +.034 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.168 | +6.7 | +9.6 | +.111 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Payton Pritchard played 2 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2025 to 2026—Payton Pritchard played in one postseason. In those 2 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Payton Pritchard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |