Paul Hoffman vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Paul Hoffman, 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.

Paul Hoffman played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Paul Hoffman had the first of his seasons in 1947-48, 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
Paul Hoffman 6 2 1947-48 to 1954-55
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul Hoffman Payton Pritchard
Season 1947-482020-21
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Paul Hoffman 37 - 10.5 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.3 3.8 11.0 .348 - - - 2.8 4.2 .662
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 %
Paul Hoffman 11 - 11.7 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.5 4.0 12.8 .312 - - - 3.7 5.6 .661
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

Note: Paul Hoffman didn't play in 1948-49.

Season 2

Paul Hoffman Payton Pritchard
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston 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 %
Paul Hoffman 60 - 14.4 - - - 2.7 - - - 3.9 5.2 15.2 .341 - - - 4.0 6.1 .665
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 %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
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

Paul Hoffman Payton Pritchard
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston 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 %
Paul Hoffman 41 - 8.8 - - 4.9 2.7 - - - 3.3 3.1 9.7 .318 - - - 2.6 3.8 .673
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 %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Paul Hoffman didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 4

Paul Hoffman Payton Pritchard
Season 1952-532023-24
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets (1st) Lost East Div SemisCeltics 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 %
Paul Hoffman 69 28.3 10.2 - - 4.6 3.4 - - - 4.1 3.5 9.5 .366 - - - 3.2 5.0 .655
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 %
Paul Hoffman 2 40.5 8.5 - - 3.5 5.5 - - - 5.0 2.5 14.0 .179 - - - 3.5 6.0 .583
Payton Pritchard 10 22.8 7.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.2 2.8 6.2 .452 1.5 3.5 .429 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 5

Paul Hoffman Payton Pritchard
Season 1953-54-
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)-
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 %
Paul Hoffman 72 34.8 10.0 - - 6.8 4.0 - - - 3.8 3.5 10.6 .332 - - - 3.0 4.2 .716
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Paul Hoffman Payton Pritchard
Season 1954-55-
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st), New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors-
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 %
Paul Hoffman 38 17.6 5.1 - - 3.3 2.5 - - - 2.4 1.7 5.7 .301 - - - 1.7 2.4 .688
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul Hoffman ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------