Buddy Hield vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Buddy Hield 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Buddy Hield has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Payton Pritchard scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 5.2 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (14.8 points against 9.6), and he also scored a total of 7,357 points more (10,952 vs. 3,595).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | +5.2 | 10 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10,952 | +7,357 | 10 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,595 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Buddy Hield has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+4.8 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+244).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | +4.8 | 2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 2 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | +244 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 193 | +144 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 49 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 551 | +393 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 158 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 726 | +397 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 329 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 16 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +29 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 1 | +1 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | +2 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 8 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +14 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +34 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +19 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | 5.3 | 12.4 | 43.2 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 39.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 10 | 742 |
| difference: | +5.2 | +1.8 | +4.6 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +4 | +368 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.6 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 45.1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.5 | 6 | 374 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10,952 | 3,968 | 9,182 | 43.2 | 2,168 | 5,485 | 39.5 | 848 | 987 | 85.9 | 10 | 742 |
| difference: | +7,357 | +2,655 | +6,273 | +1.9 | +1,435 | +3,612 | +0.4 | +612 | +711 | +0.4 | +4 | +368 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,595 | 1,313 | 2,909 | 45.1 | 733 | 1,873 | 39.1 | 236 | 276 | 85.5 | 6 | 374 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +4.8 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +6.3 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +10.5 | +3 | +53 |
| 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 | ||||
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 59 | 142 | 41.5 | 39 | 90 | 43.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
| difference: | +244 | +91 | +203 | +1.9 | +42 | +129 | +6.3 | +20 | +26 | +10.5 | +3 | +53 |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 150 | 345 | 43.5 | 81 | 219 | 37.0 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Buddy Hield's additional seasons: | ||||
* Buddy Hield played 4 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 12.7 points in a total of 274 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 7.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2023 | 10 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.4 | +6.4 | 2024 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 11.9 | +11.9 | 2025 | 11 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5. |