Jalen Brunson vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson 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.
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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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 9 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (18.6 points against 9.6), and he also scored a total of 5,923 points more (9,509 vs. 3,586).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.6 | +9.0 | 8 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 9,509 | +5,923 | 8 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,586 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+19.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,285).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +19.4 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +1,285 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 222 | +173 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 49 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 397 | +239 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 158 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 498 | +170 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 328 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +32 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 24 | +24 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +47 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +39 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +20 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.6 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 48.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 38.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 82.4 | 8 | 511 |
| difference: | +9.0 | +3.3 | +6.2 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +3.3 | +2 | +138 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.6 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 45.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.7 | 6 | 373 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9,509 | 3,486 | 7,137 | 48.8 | 845 | 2,176 | 38.8 | 1,692 | 2,053 | 82.4 | 8 | 511 |
| difference: | +5,923 | +2,175 | +4,236 | +3.7 | +114 | +311 | +0.4 | +1,459 | +1,781 | +3.3 | +2 | +138 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,586 | 1,311 | 2,901 | 45.2 | 731 | 1,865 | 39.2 | 233 | 272 | 85.7 | 6 | 373 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +19.4 | +6.8 | +14.7 | +2.5 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +2.8 | +4.8 | +5.8 | +0.7 | +2 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +1,285 | +456 | +973 | +2.5 | +51 | +167 | +2.8 | +322 | +390 | +0.7 | +2 | |
| 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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Jalen Brunson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jalen Brunson played 2 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 89 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 32.4 | +32.4 | 2024 | 13 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jalen Brunson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jalen Brunson played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 29.4 points in a total of 18 games. |