Al Horford vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Al Horford to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Al Horford has better scoring stats than Payton Pritchard in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Al Horford averages 3.7 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (12.9 points against 9.2), and he also scored a total of 11,487 points more (14,728 vs. 3,241).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Al Horford 12.9
+3.7
19
Payton Pritchard 9.2
6

Total Points

Seasons
Al Horford 14,728
+11,487
19
Payton Pritchard 3,241
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Al Horford has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,937).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Al Horford 11.9
+5.9
16
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Al Horford 2,353
+1,937
16
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Payton Pritchard 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 8
+3
Payton Pritchard 5

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 169
+126
Payton Pritchard 43

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 794
+653
Payton Pritchard 141

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 1,134
+826
Payton Pritchard 308

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 8
Payton Pritchard 45
+37

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 1
+1
Payton Pritchard 0

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 27
+26
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 122
+100
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 194
+147
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 3
Payton Pritchard 22
+19

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 12.9 5.3 10.4 50.9 0.9 2.3 37.7 1.4 1.8 76.3 19 1,142
difference:+3.7+1.9+3.0+5.7+1.0+2.5+1.6+0.8+1.1+8.6+13+789
Payton Pritchard 9.2 3.4 7.4 45.2 1.9 4.8 39.3 0.6 0.7 84.9 6 353

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 14,728 6,071 11,925 50.9 981 2,604 37.7 1,605 2,104 76.3 19 1,142
difference:+11,487+4,886+9,303+5.7+312+903+1.6+1,403+1,866+8.6+13+789
Payton Pritchard 3,241 1,185 2,622 45.2 669 1,701 39.3 202 238 84.9 6 353

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 11.9 4.8 9.7 49.3 1.0 2.6 39.1 1.4 1.8 77.5 16 197
difference:+5.9+2.6+4.7+5.8+0.2+0.6+2.1+0.9+1.2+5.8+11+128
Payton Pritchard 6.0 2.2 5.0 43.5 1.2 3.2 37.0 0.5 0.6 83.3 5 69

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 2,353 938 1,904 49.3 198 506 39.1 279 360 77.5 16 197
difference:+1,937+788+1,559+5.8+117+287+2.1+244+318+5.8+11+128
Payton Pritchard 416 150 345 43.5 81 219 37.0 35 42 83.3 5 69

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 10.1
+2.4
200881
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.5
+5.3
200967
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
+8.6
201081
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
+5.7
201177
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.4
201211
Payton Pritchard 14.3
+1.9
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 17.4
+2.7
201374
Payton Pritchard 14.7
20266

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 13 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 19, from 2014 to 2026—he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 751 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.6 ppg and his lowest 5.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.6
+9.2
20087
Payton Pritchard 3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 6.9
+2.1
20099
Payton Pritchard 4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.6
+11.4
201011
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.3
+4.9
201112
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
+3.4
20123
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 16.7
+16.7
20136
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 149 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.7 ppg and his lowest 6.7.