Payton Pritchard vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall and Payton Pritchard 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 John Wall 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 9.6 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 5 seasons (18.7 points against 9.1), and he also scored a total of 8,935 points more (12,088 vs. 3,153).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Payton Pritchard 9.1
5
John Wall 18.7
+9.6
11

Total Points

Seasons
Payton Pritchard 3,153
5
John Wall 12,088
+8,935
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+15.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+394).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5
John Wall 21.9
+15.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Payton Pritchard 416
5
John Wall 810
+394
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 1
John Wall 5
+4

30+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 5
John Wall 51
+46

20+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 42
John Wall 268
+226

10+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 136
John Wall 580
+444

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Payton Pritchard 302
John Wall 647
+345

0 Point Games (games without points)

Payton Pritchard 45
+45
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 0
John Wall 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 1
John Wall 23
+22

10+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 22
John Wall 36
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Payton Pritchard 47
+10
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Payton Pritchard 22
+22
John Wall 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Payton Pritchard 9.1 3.3 7.3 45.4 1.9 4.8 39.9 0.5 0.6 85.6 5 347
difference:+9.6+3.5+8.4+2.4+0.9+1.7+7.7+3.7+4.8+8.0+6+300
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Payton Pritchard 3,153 1,151 2,537 45.4 661 1,655 39.9 190 222 85.6 5 347
difference:+8,935+3,222+7,634+2.4+10+366+7.7+2,501+3,246+8.0+6+300
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Payton Pritchard 6.0 2.2 5.0 43.5 1.2 3.2 37.0 0.5 0.6 83.3 5 69
difference:+15.9+5.5+13.4+1.5+0.3+0.3+10.3+5.0+6.1+1.1+1+32
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Payton Pritchard 416 150 345 43.5 81 219 37.0 35 42 83.3 5 69
difference:+394+136+337+1.5+46+88+10.3+168+205+1.1+1+32
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166
John Wall 16.4
+8.7
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271
John Wall 16.3
+10.1
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348
John Wall 18.5
+12.9
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82
John Wall 19.3
+9.7
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580
John Wall 17.6
+3.3
201579

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 6 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2016 to 2023—he averaged 19.9 points in a total of 302 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.1 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 3.2
+3.2
202310
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19
John Wall 16.3
+9.9
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511
John Wall 17.4
+5.5
20157

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, John Wall played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 26.8 points in a total of 19 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.2 ppg and his lowest 26.