Payton Pritchard vs. Bobby Wanzer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bobby Wanzer 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, 5 less than Bobby Wanzer, who played 9. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Bobby Wanzer had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Bobby Wanzer 9 7 1948-49 to 1956-57

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season 2020-211948-49
Team Boston CelticsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
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
Bobby Wanzer 60 - 10.2 - - - 3.1 - - - 2.2 3.4 8.9 .379 - - - 3.5 4.2 .823
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
Bobby Wanzer 4 - 9.5 - - - 2.3 - - - 2.3 3.3 10.3 .317 - - - 3.0 4.3 .706

Season 2

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season 2021-221949-50
Team Boston CelticsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsRoyals Lost Cent Div Semis
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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
Bobby Wanzer 67 - 11.8 - - - 3.2 - - - 1.5 3.8 9.2 .414 - - - 4.2 5.2 .806
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
Bobby Wanzer 2 - 13.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.5 4.0 8.5 .471 - - - 5.5 6.5 .846

Season 3

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season 2022-231950-51
Team Boston CelticsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Bobby Wanzer 68 - 10.8 - - 3.4 2.7 - - - 1.9 3.7 9.2 .401 - - - 3.4 4.0 .850
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
Bobby Wanzer 14 - 12.5 - - 5.1 4.2 - - - 3.2 4.1 8.6 .471 - - - 4.4 4.8 .910

Season 4

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season 2023-241951-52
Team Boston CelticsRochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics TBDRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
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
Bobby Wanzer 66 37.8 15.7 - - 5.0 4.0 - - - 3.0 5.0 11.7 .425 - - - 5.7 6.3 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard 18 19.7 6.6 0.8 1.3 2.1 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 2.4 5.8 .413 1.2 3.3 .373 0.6 0.7 .917
Bobby Wanzer 6 41.5 18.8 - - 6.3 3.2 - - - 3.8 5.5 12.8 .429 - - - 7.8 8.2 .959

Season 5

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season -1952-53
Team -Rochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Royals Lost West Div Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 70 36.8 14.6 - - 5.0 3.6 - - - 2.9 4.5 12.4 .367 - - - 5.5 6.8 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 3 38.7 17.0 - - 7.0 3.0 - - - 4.3 4.7 12.3 .378 - - - 7.7 9.0 .852

Season 6

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season -1953-54
Team -Rochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 72 35.3 13.3 - - 5.4 3.5 - - - 2.4 4.5 11.6 .386 - - - 4.4 5.9 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 6 40.8 16.0 - - 5.8 4.3 - - - 3.0 5.0 12.3 .405 - - - 6.0 7.3 .818

Season 7

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season -1954-55
Team -Rochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Royals Lost West Div Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 72 33.0 13.1 - - 5.2 3.4 - - - 2.3 4.5 11.4 .395 - - - 4.1 5.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 3 33.3 18.0 - - 7.0 2.7 - - - 2.7 5.3 11.7 .457 - - - 7.3 8.0 .917

Season 8

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season -1955-56
Team -Rochester Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 72 27.5 10.4 - - 3.8 3.1 - - - 2.1 3.4 9.0 .376 - - - 3.6 5.0 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Payton Pritchard Bobby Wanzer
Season -1956-57
Team -Rochester Royals
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 ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer 21 7.6 3.9 - - 1.2 0.4 - - - 1.0 1.1 2.3 .469 - - - 1.7 2.2 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Bobby Wanzer ------- --- ----------