Payton Pritchard vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young 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 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Trae Young, who played 8. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 |
| Trae Young |
8 |
3 |
2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +15 | +11.7 | +11.4 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +6.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -3.0 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +9.2 | +.022 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +.087 | +3.6 | +4.4 | +.060 |
| Trae Young |
81 |
30.9 |
19.1 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
15.5 |
.418 |
1.9 |
6.0 |
.324 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.829 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Trae Young |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +11 | +21.2 | +23.4 | | +2.3 | +2.4 | +7.3 | +0.7 | | -4.2 | -0.8 | +6.8 | +15.5 | +.008 | +2.0 | +6.0 | +.051 | +7.7 | +9.0 | +.140 |
| Trae Young |
60 |
35.3 |
29.6 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
9.1 |
20.8 |
.437 |
3.4 |
9.5 |
.361 |
8.0 |
9.3 |
.860 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Trae Young |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +15 | +20.3 | +19.7 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +8.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -3.3 | -1.0 | +5.6 | +12.6 | +.026 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +.021 | +7.4 | +8.4 | +.136 |
| Trae Young |
63 |
33.7 |
25.3 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
7.7 |
17.7 |
.438 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
.343 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
.886 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +32.0 | +25.6 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +8.4 | +1.2 | | -3.5 | -1.9 | +8.2 | +20.2 | +.127 | +2.4 | +8.0 | +.087 | +6.9 | +7.9 | +.066 |
| Trae Young |
16 |
37.7 |
28.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
9.4 |
22.4 |
.418 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
.313 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
.866 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +6 | +12.6 | +18.8 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +6.3 | +0.4 | | -3.3 | -0.4 | +5.8 | +12.6 | +.008 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +.003 | +6.0 | +6.6 | +.083 |
| Trae Young |
76 |
34.9 |
28.4 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
9.4 |
20.3 |
.460 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
.382 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
.904 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 | +18.5 | +9.0 | +0.3 | +2.8 | +3.1 | +3.9 | +0.4 | | -5.5 | -1.4 | +2.1 | +8.3 | +.100 | +0.2 | +4.4 | +.199 | +4.6 | +6.0 | +.129 |
| Trae Young |
5 |
37.2 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
13.8 |
.319 |
1.4 |
7.6 |
.184 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.788 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +7 | +6.4 | +11.9 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +6.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -3.1 | -0.1 | +3.1 | +8.2 | +.043 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +.072 | +6.9 | +7.7 | +.041 |
| Trae Young |
73 |
34.8 |
26.2 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
8.2 |
19.0 |
.429 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
.335 |
7.8 |
8.8 |
.886 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +5 | +10.8 | +17.3 | | +1.3 | +1.4 | +8.7 | +1.2 | +0.7 | -3.2 | -0.1 | +5.9 | +15.8 | +.052 | +0.5 | +2.9 | +.070 | +4.9 | +5.7 | +.036 |
| Trae Young |
6 |
38.3 |
29.2 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
10.2 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
10.0 |
24.8 |
.403 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
.333 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.860 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Payton Pritchard |
23 |
32.1 |
17.2 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
14.1 |
.448 |
2.7 |
8.0 |
.339 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.860 |
| difference: | +31 | +3.9 | +8.5 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +5.9 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -3.1 | -0.2 | +1.7 | +4.6 | +.018 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.034 | +4.5 | +5.3 | +.005 |
| Trae Young |
54 |
36.0 |
25.7 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
10.8 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
8.0 |
18.7 |
.430 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
.373 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
.855 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Payton Pritchard nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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Additional Years |
* Trae Young played 2 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—Trae Young didn't play in the postseason. In those 2 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Trae Young got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Assists Leader
1 Cup All-Tournament Team
1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion