Payton Pritchard vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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 / 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 5 years in the NBA, 5 less than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Payton Pritchard Lance Stephenson
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+54+9.6+4.6+0.4+0.5+0.9+0.3+0.1-0.5-0.4+1.7+3.0+.107+1.5+3.4+.411+0.3+0.5+.103
Lance Stephenson 12 9.6 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.2 .786
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
Lance Stephenson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Payton Pritchard Lance Stephenson
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPacers 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:+29+3.6+3.7+0.2+0.4+0.6+0.9+0.1-0.3-0.2+1.2+2.3+.053+1.3+2.8+.279+0.1+0.1+.529
Lance Stephenson 42 10.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.0 .376 0.1 0.7 .133 0.2 0.4 .471
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:+20+9.9+3.3+0.4+1.5+1.9+1.3+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.5+1.3+2.0+.200+0.7+2.5+.167+0.1+0.2+.167
Lance Stephenson 4 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3

Payton Pritchard Lance Stephenson
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPacers 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:+30+15.8+3.2+0.1+2.0+2.1+1.6+0.7+0.2-0.6-1.3+1.4+2.6+.048+0.4+0.8+.034+0.7+1.2+.098
Lance Stephenson 78 29.2 8.8 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.4 2.1 3.5 7.7 .460 0.8 2.4 .330 1.0 1.5 .652
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:+9+29.7+6.2+0.7+6.2+7.0+2.2+1.1+0.1-1.4-2.2+2.4+6.7+.137+0.5+2.4+.119+0.8+1.4+.178
Lance Stephenson 19 35.4 9.4 0.7 6.8 7.6 3.3 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 3.6 8.9 .408 0.9 3.4 .281 1.2 1.9 .622

Season 4

Payton Pritchard Lance Stephenson
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+4+13.0+4.2+0.3+3.5+4.0+1.2+0.2-2.0-1.2+1.9+3.5+.023+0.7+1.6+.033+1.2+1.8+.110
Lance Stephenson 78 35.3 13.8 1.2 5.9 7.2 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 2.5 5.5 11.2 .491 1.1 3.1 .352 1.8 2.5 .711
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:+18.4+7.2+0.6+4.4+5.0+2.1+0.6+0.2-1.7-1.7+3.0+6.1+.036+0.1+0.3+.025+1.2+2.0+.203
Lance Stephenson 19 37.1 13.6 1.3 5.6 6.9 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 2.9 5.3 11.6 .455 1.3 3.5 .358 1.8 2.6 .714

Season 5

Payton Pritchard Lance Stephenson
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Boston CelticsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+19+2.6+6.1+0.7+1.3+0.7+0.4+0.3+0.1-1.1-0.7+1.7+1.8+.096+2.9+6.1+.236+0.2+0.7+.218
Lance Stephenson 61 25.8 8.2 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.9 0.6 0.1 2.1 2.2 3.4 9.0 .376 0.3 1.7 .171 1.1 1.8 .627
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
Lance Stephenson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Lance Stephenson played 5 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2016 to 2022—Lance Stephenson played in 3 Playoffs.