Jimmy Butler vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 8.8 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (18.3 points against 9.5), and he also scored a total of 12,806 points more (16,258 vs. 3,452).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 18.3
+8.8
15
Payton Pritchard 9.5
6

Total Points

Seasons
Jimmy Butler 16,258
+12,806
15
Payton Pritchard 3,452
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+15.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,329).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 21.1
+15.1
12
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Jimmy Butler 2,745
+2,329
12
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 2
+2
Payton Pritchard 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+7
Payton Pritchard 1

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 87
+81
Payton Pritchard 6

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 411
+364
Payton Pritchard 47

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 729
+578
Payton Pritchard 151

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 862
+542
Payton Pritchard 320

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 25
Payton Pritchard 45
+20

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 1
+1
Payton Pritchard 0

40+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 8
+8
Payton Pritchard 0

30+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 24
+24
Payton Pritchard 0

20+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 70
+69
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Jimmy Butler 114
+92
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jimmy Butler 127
+80
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jimmy Butler 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
Jimmy Butler 18.3 5.9 12.5 47.3 0.8 2.4 33.1 5.7 6.7 84.4 15 887
difference:+8.8+2.5+4.9+2.0+1.1+2.5+6.4+5.1+6.0+0.8+9+522
Payton Pritchard 9.5 3.4 7.6 45.3 1.9 4.9 39.5 0.6 0.7 85.2 6 365

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jimmy Butler 16,258 5,258 11,118 47.3 701 2,121 33.1 5,041 5,972 84.4 15 887
difference:+12,806+3,999+8,340+2.0+8+325+6.4+4,816+5,708+0.8+9+522
Payton Pritchard 3,452 1,259 2,778 45.3 709 1,796 39.5 225 264 85.2 6 365

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jimmy Butler 21.1 7.1 15.5 45.9 1.2 3.5 34.4 5.7 6.9 82.7 12 130
difference:+15.1+4.9+10.5+2.4+0.3+2.6+5.2+6.3+0.6+7+61
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
Jimmy Butler 2,745 923 2,012 45.9 156 454 34.4 743 898 82.7 12 130
difference:+2,329+773+1,667+2.4+75+235+2.6+708+856+0.6+7+61
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
Jimmy Butler 2.6
201242
Payton Pritchard 7.7
+5.1
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 8.6
+2.4
201382
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.1
+7.5
201467
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.0
+10.4
201565
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 20.9
+6.6
201667
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 23.9
+7.3
201776
Payton Pritchard 16.6
202618

Jimmy Butler's additional seasons:

* Jimmy Butler played 9 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 488 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.9 ppg and his lowest 17.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 0.0
20123
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.3
+8.5
201312
Payton Pritchard 4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 13.6
+10.4
20145
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.9
+16.5
201512
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler -
DNP
20160
Payton Pritchard 11.9
+11.9
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jimmy Butler 22.7
+22.7
20176
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jimmy Butler's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Jimmy Butler played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.9 points in a total of 92 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 14.5.