Payton Pritchard vs. Ray Tolbert Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ray Tolbert 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, 1 less than Ray Tolbert, who played 5. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ray Tolbert had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Ray Tolbert 5 2 1981-82 to 1988-89

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Payton Pritchard Ray Tolbert
Season 2020-211981-82
Team Boston CelticsNew Jersey Nets, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 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 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
Ray Tolbert 64 9.5 3.4 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.6 3.2 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .543
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
Ray Tolbert 4 7.8 2.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 2
Payton Pritchard Ray Tolbert
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Boston CelticsSeattle Supersonics, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Ray Tolbert 73 15.2 5.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 2.2 4.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .505
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
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Payton Pritchard Ray Tolbert
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf 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 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
Ray Tolbert 49 9.7 3.1 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.8 1.3 2.5 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .511
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
Ray Tolbert 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Note: Ray Tolbert didn't play in 1984-85, 1985-86 and 1986-87.

Season 4
Payton Pritchard Ray Tolbert
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers
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
Ray Tolbert 25 10.4 3.6 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.4 2.8 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .633
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
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Payton Pritchard Ray Tolbert
Season -1988-89
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Ray Tolbert 50 6.8 2.1 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.9 .426 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Ray Tolbert ------- --- ----------
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