Payton Pritchard vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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.
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 5 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Payton Pritchard | 5 | 5 | 2020-21 to 2024-25 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Payton Pritchard | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +6.7 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +.015 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +.059 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.067 | ||
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Payton Pritchard played 4 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2022 to 2025—Payton Pritchard played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 4 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Payton Pritchard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |