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.

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.

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

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 19
+17
Payton Pritchard 2

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 91
+84
Payton Pritchard 7

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

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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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+1.6
201973
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
+2.0
202057
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+7.0
202168
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+6.7
202279
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+9.7
202368
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+12.0
202477
Payton Pritchard 16.7
202626

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 gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+4.8
20217
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+15.2
202218
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+15.9
202311
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* 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.