Kristaps Porzingis vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 10.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 5 seasons (19.6 points against 9.1), and he also scored a total of 6,686 points more (9,839 vs. 3,153).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | +10.5 | 9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.1 | 5 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,839 | +6,686 | 9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,153 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Kristaps Porzingis has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+5.9 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+82).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | +5.9 | 4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 4 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | +82 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 239 | +197 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 42 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 459 | +323 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 136 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 500 | +198 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 302 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +44 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | +1 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 5 | +4 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 13 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +9 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 27 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +20 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 1 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +21 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 19.6 | 6.9 | 14.9 | 46.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 82.9 | 9 | 501 |
| difference: | +10.5 | +3.6 | +7.6 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +2.7 | +4 | +154 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.1 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 45.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 5 | 347 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 9,839 | 3,453 | 7,486 | 46.1 | 950 | 2,597 | 36.6 | 1,983 | 2,391 | 82.9 | 9 | 501 |
| difference: | +6,686 | +2,302 | +4,949 | +0.8 | +289 | +942 | +3.3 | +1,793 | +2,169 | +2.7 | +4 | +154 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,153 | 1,151 | 2,537 | 45.4 | 661 | 1,655 | 39.9 | 190 | 222 | 85.6 | 5 | 347 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 11.9 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 43.0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 31.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
| difference: | +5.9 | +1.7 | +4.0 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +5.7 | +2.6 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +1 | +41 |
| 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 | ||||
| Kristaps Porzingis | 334 | 108 | 251 | 43.0 | 31 | 99 | 31.3 | 87 | 109 | 79.8 | 4 | 28 |
| difference: | +82 | +42 | +94 | +0.5 | +50 | +120 | +5.7 | +52 | +67 | +3.5 | +1 | +41 |
| 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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Kristaps Porzingis' additional seasons: | ||||
* Kristaps Porzingis played 4 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 215 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 19.5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kristaps Porzingis | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2023 | 10 |
Kristaps Porzingis' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.3 ppg and his lowest 7.7. |