Stephon Castle vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Stephon Castle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 4 less than Payton Pritchard, who played 6. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Payton Pritchard had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6 | 5 | 2020-21 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2020-21 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +15 | +7.5 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +2.4 | +5.9 | +.012 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.126 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +.165 |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Season 2 |
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| Stephon Castle | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2021-22 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost NBA Finals |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 5 | 31.6 | 18.8 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 11.6 | .534 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .333 | 5.0 | 8.4 | .595 |
| difference: | +66 | +17.5 | +12.6 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +4.1 | +3.4 | +1.4 | +0.3 | -4.8 | -1.9 | +3.9 | +6.3 | +.105 | +0.7 | +.079 | +4.7 | +8.1 | +.405 | |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Payton Pritchard played 4 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2023 to 2026—Payton Pritchard played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 4 extra years over Stephon Castle, Payton Pritchard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |