Kyrie Irving vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Kyrie Irving 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.

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Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Kyrie Irving 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 14.3 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (23.7 points against 9.4), and he also scored a total of 15,016 points more (18,433 vs. 3,417).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+14.3
14
Payton Pritchard 9.4
6

Total Points

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+15,016
14
Payton Pritchard 3,417
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+17 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,795).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+17.0
7
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+1,795
7
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 1
+1
Payton Pritchard 0

50+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 6
+6
Payton Pritchard 0

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 37
+36
Payton Pritchard 1

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 176
+170
Payton Pritchard 6

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 535
+488
Payton Pritchard 47

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 739
+590
Payton Pritchard 149

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 777
+459
Payton Pritchard 318

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 2
Payton Pritchard 45
+43

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 4
+4
Payton Pritchard 0

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 22
+22
Payton Pritchard 0

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 66
+65
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 92
+70
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 96
+49
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 0
Payton Pritchard 22
+22

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779
difference:+14.3+5.3+10.8+2.2+0.5+1.2+3.2+3.6+3.7+8+416
Payton Pritchard 9.4 3.4 7.6 45.2 1.9 4.9 39.4 0.6 0.7 85.1 6 363

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779
difference:+15,016+5,542+11,561+2.2+1,172+2,978+2,760+3,098+3.7+8+416
Payton Pritchard 3,417 1,245 2,752 45.2 704 1,785 39.4 223 262 85.1 6 363

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96
difference:+17.0+6.3+13.6+2.3+1.1+2.8+2.2+3.2+3.6+5.0+2+27
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
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96
difference:+1,795+665+1,436+2.3+144+355+2.2+321+361+5.0+2+27
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
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+10.8
201251
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.5
+16.3
201359
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 20.8
+15.2
201471
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.7
+12.1
201575
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.6
+5.3
2016NBA Champion53
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+8.7
201772
Payton Pritchard 16.5
202616

Kyrie Irving's additional seasons:

* Kyrie Irving played 8 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 25.6 points in a total of 398 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 23.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140
Payton Pritchard 3.2
+3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.0
+12.6
201513
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+13.3
2016NBA Champion21
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+25.9
201718
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kyrie Irving's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.0 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 21.3.

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