Payton Pritchard vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 6 5 2020-21 to 2025-26
Jayson Tatum 8 8 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Payton Pritchard Jayson Tatum
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+11.3+6.2+0.1+2.5+2.6+0.2+0.4+0.6-0.6-0.5+2.2+4.1+.035+0.2+0.8+.023+2.1+2.5+.063
Jayson Tatum 80 30.5 13.9 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.4 .475 1.3 3.0 .434 2.7 3.2 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+22.5+15.1+0.1+2.4+2.6+0.3+0.8+0.5-1.6-1.8+5.3+10.3+.118+0.6+1.7+.024+3.9+4.7+.155
Jayson Tatum 19 35.9 18.5 0.5 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.7 .471 1.2 3.7 .324 4.3 5.1 .845

Season 2
Payton Pritchard Jayson Tatum
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+17.0+9.5+0.4+3.8+4.1+0.1+0.7+0.6-0.9-1.2+3.6+7.8+.021+0.1+0.4+.039+2.2+2.6+.145
Jayson Tatum 79 31.1 15.7 0.9 5.2 6.0 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 5.9 13.1 .450 1.5 3.9 .373 2.5 2.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+19.9+10.4+0.4+4.4+4.8+0.3+0.8+0.7-1.6-1.3+3.6+8.1+.016+0.1+0.4+.010+3.0+4.0+.077
Jayson Tatum 9 32.8 15.2 0.8 5.9 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.3 5.4 12.4 .438 1.1 3.4 .323 3.2 4.3 .744

Season 3
Payton Pritchard Jayson Tatum
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+18+20.9+17.8+0.5+4.7+5.2+1.7+1.1+0.9-1.5-1.3+6.3+13.5+.038+1.7+3.9+.039+3.5+4.4+.062
Jayson Tatum 66 34.3 23.4 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 0.9 2.3 2.1 8.4 18.6 .450 2.9 7.1 .403 3.8 4.7 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+34.9+22.5+1.3+8.1+9.4+3.9+0.9+1.2-2.3-2.1+7.3+17.4+.111+2.4+6.4+.027+5.5+6.7+.013
Jayson Tatum 17 40.6 25.7 1.3 8.7 10.0 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.4 8.5 19.6 .434 2.8 7.4 .373 5.9 7.2 .813

Season 4
Payton Pritchard Jayson Tatum
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+18+13.5+16.8+0.1+4.2+4.2+0.9+0.7+0.4-2.0-0.6+5.9+12.9+.009+1.1+2.9+.001+4.0+4.6+.047
Jayson Tatum 64 35.8 26.4 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.3 1.2 0.5 2.7 1.9 9.5 20.6 .459 2.9 7.6 .386 4.6 5.3 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Payton Pritchard 19 18.7 6.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.2 2.3 5.5 .419 1.2 3.2 .383 0.6 0.6 .917
difference:+14+18.3+24.2+0.1+4.0+3.9+2.5+1.0+1.6-1.9-1.8+7.1+16.7+.004+1.6+4.0+.006+8.4+9.2+.001
Jayson Tatum 5 37.0 30.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.6 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.0 9.4 22.2 .423 2.8 7.2 .389 9.0 9.8 .918

Season 5
Payton Pritchard Jayson Tatum
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Payton Pritchard 80 28.4 14.3 1.3 2.6 3.8 3.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.5 5.1 10.8 .472 3.2 7.8 .407 0.9 1.1 .845
difference:+4+7.5+12.6+0.2+4.3+4.2+0.9+0.1+0.4-1.9-0.8+4.2+9.8+.019+0.2+0.8+.054+4.4+5.1+.008
Jayson Tatum 76 35.9 26.9 1.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 9.3 20.6 .453 3.0 8.6 .353 5.3 6.2 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Payton Pritchard 11 27.5 11.9 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.7 4.1 9.0 .455 2.5 6.1 .403 1.3 1.5 .824
difference:+13+13.5+13.7+0.2+4.2+4.4+4.7+0.7+0.9-3.4-1.3+4.3+10.7+.029+0.7+2.1+.010+4.4+5.6+.024
Jayson Tatum 24 41.0 25.6 1.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 1.2 0.9 4.2 3.0 8.4 19.7 .426 3.2 8.2 .393 5.7 7.1 .800

Season 6
Payton Pritchard Jayson Tatum
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Payton Pritchard 5 33.8 14.6 1.4 3.8 5.2 6.0 1.2 0.0 1.2 2.2 5.4 13.6 .397 1.4 7.4 .189 2.4 3.2 .750
difference:+69+3.1+15.5+0.3+3.9+3.6+1.4+0.1+0.7-1.7+4.4+7.5+.069+1.8+1.9+.161+4.8+5.2+.104
Jayson Tatum 74 36.9 30.1 1.1 7.7 8.8 4.6 1.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 9.8 21.1 .466 3.2 9.3 .350 7.2 8.4 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Payton Pritchard DNP------ --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 20 40.0 27.2 1.3 9.2 10.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 2.2 9.3 20.2 .458 2.7 8.2 .323 6.0 6.9 .876

Additional Years

* Jayson Tatum played 2 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—Jayson Tatum played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 2 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Jayson Tatum got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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