Tony Parker vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Tony Parker, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Tony Parker played 18 years in the NBA, 12 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 6. Tony Parker had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Tony Parker 18 17 2001-02 to 2018-19
Payton Pritchard 6 5 2020-21 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Parker Payton Pritchard
Season 2001-022020-21
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Tony Parker 77 29.4 9.2 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.2 3.5 8.3 .419 0.8 2.5 .323 1.4 2.1 .675
difference:+11+10.2+1.5+0.1+0.2+0.2+2.5+0.6-1.2-0.6+0.7+2.0+.021+0.7+1.3+.088+0.8+1.4+.214
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 10 34.1 15.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.0 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.6 .456 1.0 2.7 .370 2.1 2.8 .750
difference:+5+20.7+12.1+0.1+1.0+1.1+1.6+0.5+0.1-1.6-1.4+5.0+10.2+.103+0.4+0.7+.070+1.7+2.4+.250
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
Tony Parker Payton Pritchard
Season 2002-032021-22
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Tony Parker 82 33.8 15.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.3 0.9 0.0 2.4 2.1 5.9 12.7 .464 1.0 3.0 .337 2.7 3.5 .755
difference:+11+19.7+9.3+0.1+0.8+0.7+3.3+0.5+0.1-1.8-1.2+3.6+7.4+.035+0.4+0.5+.075+2.4+3.2+.245
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 24 33.9 14.7 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.1 5.6 14.0 .403 0.6 2.3 .268 2.8 3.9 .713
difference:+21.0+9.9+0.1+0.9+0.9+1.9+0.6-1.6-1.1+3.8+9.7+.019+0.4+0.7+.065+2.6+3.6+.046
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

Season 3
Tony Parker Payton Pritchard
Season 2003-042022-23
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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%
Tony Parker 75 34.4 14.7 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.0 5.6 12.6 .447 0.8 2.7 .312 2.5 3.6 .702
difference:+27+21.0+9.1+0.1+1.3+1.4+4.2+0.5+0.1-1.6-1.2+3.5+7.5+.035+0.4+0.5+.052+2.2+3.3+.048
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 10 38.6 18.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.0 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.5 7.2 16.8 .429 1.7 4.3 .395 2.3 3.5 .657
difference:+32.9+15.2+0.5+1.0+1.5+5.9+1.2+0.1-2.6-1.2+6.0+14.6+.116+1.3+3.3+.005+1.9+3.0+.143
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

Season 4
Tony Parker Payton Pritchard
Season 2004-052023-24
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Tony Parker 80 34.2 16.6 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 1.2 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.7 14.0 .482 0.5 2.0 .276 2.6 4.0 .650
difference:+2+11.9+7.0+0.3+0.7+0.5+2.7+0.7-2.0-0.8+3.1+6.3+.014+1.3+2.7+.109+2.0+3.3+.171
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 23 37.2 17.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 3.1 3.0 7.2 15.9 .454 0.4 2.1 .188 2.4 3.8 .632
difference:+4+18.5+10.8+0.1+1.1+1.0+2.2+0.5+0.1-2.4-1.8+4.9+10.4+.035+0.8+1.1+.195+1.8+3.2+.285
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

Season 5
Tony Parker Payton Pritchard
Season 2005-062024-25
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Tony Parker 80 33.9 18.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.0 7.8 14.2 .548 0.1 0.5 .306 3.2 4.5 .707
difference:+5.5+4.6+0.8+0.2+0.5+2.3+0.1+0.1-2.1-0.5+2.7+3.4+.076+3.1+7.3+.101+2.3+3.4+.138
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 13 36.5 21.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 8.0 17.4 .460 0.2 0.7 .222 4.9 6.1 .810
difference:+2+9.0+9.2+0.2+1.5+1.3+2.3+0.5+0.1-2.3-0.7+3.9+8.4+.005+2.3+5.4+.181+3.6+4.6+.014
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

Season 6
Tony Parker Payton Pritchard
Season 2006-072025-26
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Tony Parker 77 32.5 18.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 5.5 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.8 7.4 14.2 .520 0.2 0.5 .395 3.6 4.5 .783
difference:+71+1.3+3.9+0.9+0.5+1.5+0.3+0.2+0.1-1.3+1.7+.120+1.1+7.2+.221+1.6+1.8+.033
Payton Pritchard 6 33.8 14.7 1.3 3.3 4.7 5.8 1.3 0.0 1.2 1.8 5.7 14.2 .400 1.3 7.7 .174 2.0 2.7 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 20 37.6 20.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.8 1.1 0.0 3.3 1.7 8.4 17.5 .480 0.4 1.1 .333 3.6 5.3 .679
Payton Pritchard DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tony Parker played 12 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2008 to 2019—Tony Parker played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 12 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Tony Parker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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