Payton Pritchard vs. Bob Rule Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Rule and Payton Pritchard, 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.

Payton Pritchard played 4 years in the NBA, 4 less than Bob Rule, who played 8. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bob Rule had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24
Bob Rule 8 0 1967-68 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season 2020-211967-68
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Bob Rule 82 29.6 18.1 - - 9.5 1.2 - - - 3.9 6.9 14.2 .489 - - - 4.2 6.5 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
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
Bob Rule 82 37.9 24.0 - - 11.5 1.7 - - - 3.9 9.5 20.2 .469 - - - 5.0 7.4 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Bob Rule 80 37.0 24.6 - - 10.3 1.8 - - - 3.5 9.9 21.3 .463 - - - 4.8 6.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season 2023-241970-71
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 %
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
Bob Rule 4 35.5 29.8 - - 11.5 1.8 - - - 3.5 11.8 24.5 .480 - - - 6.3 7.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season -1971-72
Team -Seattle Supersonics, Philadelphia 76ers
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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule 76 29.3 15.1 - - 7.0 1.5 - - - 2.5 6.1 13.9 .436 - - - 3.0 4.4 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season -1972-73
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule 52 8.7 2.7 - - 2.1 0.7 - - - 1.3 1.2 3.0 .380 - - - 0.4 0.6 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season -1973-74
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule 26 20.8 7.2 1.7 2.3 4.0 1.8 0.5 0.4 - 2.7 2.9 7.4 .396 - - - 1.3 1.8 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Payton Pritchard Bob Rule
Season -1974-75
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule 1 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bob Rule ------- --- ----------