Bam Adebayo vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Bam Adebayo 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 Bam Adebayo 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 6.6 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 5 seasons (15.7 points against 9.1), and he also scored a total of 5,770 points more (8,923 vs. 3,153).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.7
+6.6
8
Payton Pritchard 9.1
5

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 8,923
+5,770
8
Payton Pritchard 3,153
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+10.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+862).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
+10.4
7
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+862
7
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
Payton Pritchard 1

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
+22
Payton Pritchard 5

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 178
+136
Payton Pritchard 42

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 438
+302
Payton Pritchard 136

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 561
+259
Payton Pritchard 302

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Payton Pritchard 45
+39

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
+2
Payton Pritchard 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+32
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+42
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+30
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
Payton Pritchard 22
+21

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 15.7 6.0 11.3 53.7 0.2 0.6 31.4 3.5 4.6 75.6 8 567
difference:+6.6+2.7+4.0+8.3+1.7+4.2+8.5+3.0+4.0+10.0+3+220
Payton Pritchard 9.1 3.3 7.3 45.4 1.9 4.8 39.9 0.5 0.6 85.6 5 347

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 8,923 3,428 6,389 53.7 102 325 31.4 1,965 2,598 75.6 8 567
difference:+5,770+2,277+3,852+8.3+559+1,330+8.5+1,775+2,376+10.0+3+220
Payton Pritchard 3,153 1,151 2,537 45.4 661 1,655 39.9 190 222 85.6 5 347

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+10.4+4.3+7.5+8.2+1.1+2.7+12.7+2.8+3.8+7.6+2+9
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
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+862+354+630+8.2+72+182+12.7+226+303+7.6+2+9
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
Bam Adebayo 6.9
201869
Payton Pritchard 7.7
+0.8
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
+2.7
201982
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
+10.3
202072
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+9.1
202164
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
+4.8
202256
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Bam Adebayo's additional seasons:

* Bam Adebayo played 3 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 224 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.4 ppg and his lowest 18.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
20185
Payton Pritchard 3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
+14.6
202019
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+9.1
20214
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+2.9
202218
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Bam Adebayo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Bam Adebayo played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 17.5.