Kevin Durant vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Kevin Durant 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.

Kevin Durant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Payton Pritchard.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Durant 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 17.7 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (27.2 points against 9.5), and he also scored a total of 27,459 points more (30,972 vs. 3,513).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Durant 27.2
+17.7
18
Payton Pritchard 9.5
6

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Durant 30,972
+27,459
18
Payton Pritchard 3,513
6

Scoring Titles

Kevin Durant 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Payton Pritchard 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+23.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,569).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 29.3
+23.3
13
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 4,985
+4,569
13
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 9
+9
Payton Pritchard 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 72
+70
Payton Pritchard 2

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 415
+408
Payton Pritchard 7

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 973
+925
Payton Pritchard 48

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1,128
+975
Payton Pritchard 153

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 1,138
+815
Payton Pritchard 323

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 1
Payton Pritchard 45
+44

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1
+1
Payton Pritchard 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 14
+14
Payton Pritchard 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 77
+77
Payton Pritchard 0

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 156
+155
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 170
+148
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 170
+123
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 0
Payton Pritchard 22
+22

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 27.2 9.4 18.7 50.2 1.9 5.0 39.0 6.5 7.4 88.2 18 1,139
difference:+17.7+5.9+11.0+4.8+0.4+5.9+6.7+2.6+12+771
Payton Pritchard 9.5 3.5 7.7 45.3 1.9 5.0 39.4 0.6 0.7 85.6 6 368

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 30,972 10,678 21,277 50.2 2,220 5,697 39.0 7,396 8,385 88.2 18 1,139
difference:+27,459+9,396+18,450+4.8+1,503+3,875+0.4+7,164+8,114+2.6+12+771
Payton Pritchard 3,513 1,282 2,827 45.3 717 1,822 39.4 232 271 85.6 6 368

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Durant 29.3 9.9 20.8 47.7 2.2 6.1 35.6 7.4 8.5 86.8 13 170
difference:+23.3+7.7+15.8+4.3+1.0+2.9+1.4+6.9+7.9+3.5+8+101
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
Kevin Durant 4,985 1,684 3,528 47.7 366 1,029 35.6 1,251 1,441 86.8 13 170
difference:+4,569+1,534+3,183+4.3+285+810+1.4+1,216+1,399+3.5+8+101
Payton Pritchard 416 150 345 43.5 81 219 37.0 35 42 83.3 5 69

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 20.3
+12.6
200880
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.3
+19.1
200974
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader30.1
+24.5
201082
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader27.7
+18.1
201178
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader28.0
+13.7
201266
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.1
+11.0
201381
Payton Pritchard 17.1
202621

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 13 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 19, from 2014 to 2026—he averaged 27.7 points in a total of 725 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 25.1.

In those 13 extra years over Payton Pritchard, Kevin Durant won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20080
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20090
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.0
+21.8
20106
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.6
+22.2
201117
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.5
+16.6
201220
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 30.8
+30.8
201311
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.