Payton Pritchard vs. Don Putman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Putman 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 and Don Putman both played 4 years in the NBA. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Don Putman had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Don Putman 4 3 1946-47 to 1949-50

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Payton Pritchard Don Putman
Season 2020-211946-47
Team Boston CelticsSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdBombers Lost 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 %
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
Don Putman 58 - 6.6 - - - 0.5 - - - 1.8 2.7 10.9 .246 - - - 1.2 1.8 .648
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
Don Putman 3 - 5.0 - - - 0.3 - - - 2.3 2.3 8.0 .292 - - - 0.3 1.3 .250

Season 2
Payton Pritchard Don Putman
Season 2021-221947-48
Team Boston CelticsSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsBombers Lost Semifinals
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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
Don Putman 42 - 6.4 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.3 2.5 9.5 .263 - - - 1.4 2.0 .679
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
Don Putman 7 - 3.3 - - - 0.7 - - - 2.1 1.1 6.3 .182 - - - 1.0 1.7 .583

Season 3
Payton Pritchard Don Putman
Season 2022-231948-49
Team Boston CelticsSt. Louis Bombers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBombers 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 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
Don Putman 59 - 4.2 - - - 2.4 - - - 2.2 1.7 5.6 .297 - - - 0.9 1.6 .536
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
Don Putman 2 - 2.0 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.0 1.0 5.5 .182 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000

Season 4
Payton Pritchard Don Putman
Season 2023-241949-50
Team Boston CelticsSt. Louis Bombers
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
Don Putman 57 - 2.4 - - - 1.6 - - - 2.0 0.9 3.5 .255 - - - 0.6 0.9 .635
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
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