Pau Gasol vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Pau Gasol 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.
Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Pau Gasol 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.
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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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 7.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (17.0 points against 9.5), and he also scored a total of 17,442 points more (20,894 vs. 3,452).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Pau Gasol | 17.0 | +7.5 | 18 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.5 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Pau Gasol | 20,894 | +17,442 | 18 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,452 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Pau Gasol has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+9.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,682).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Pau Gasol | 15.4 | +9.4 | 12 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Pau Gasol | 2,098 | +1,682 | 12 |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 454 | +407 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1,070 | +919 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 151 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1,215 | +895 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 320 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 11 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +34 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 3 | +3 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 37 | +36 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 112 | +90 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 135 | +88 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +21 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 17.0 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 50.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 36.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 75.3 | 18 | 1,226 |
| difference: | +7.5 | +3.1 | +5.2 | +5.4 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +4.4 | +9.9 | +12 | +861 |
| 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 | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 20,894 | 7,980 | 15,729 | 50.7 | 179 | 486 | 36.8 | 4,755 | 6,311 | 75.3 | 18 | 1,226 |
| difference: | +17,442 | +6,721 | +12,951 | +5.4 | +530 | +1,310 | +2.7 | +4,530 | +6,047 | +9.9 | +12 | +861 |
| 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 | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 15.4 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 50.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 29.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 74.1 | 12 | 136 |
| difference: | +9.4 | +3.8 | +6.8 | +7.3 | +1.1 | +2.9 | +7.3 | +2.9 | +4.0 | +9.2 | +7 | +67 |
| 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 | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 2,098 | 812 | 1,600 | 50.8 | 11 | 37 | 29.7 | 463 | 625 | 74.1 | 12 | 136 |
| difference: | +1,682 | +662 | +1,255 | +7.3 | +70 | +182 | +7.3 | +428 | +583 | +9.2 | +7 | +67 |
| 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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Pau Gasol's additional seasons: | ||||
* Pau Gasol played 12 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2008 to 2019—he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 789 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 3.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 124 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.6 ppg and his lowest 6. |