Payton Pritchard vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart 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 Marcus Smart 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, Marcus Smart averages 1.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 5 seasons (10.6 points against 9.1), and he also scored a total of 3,582 points more (6,735 vs. 3,153).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Payton Pritchard 9.1
5
Marcus Smart 10.6
+1.5
11

Total Points

Seasons
Payton Pritchard 3,153
5
Marcus Smart 6,735
+3,582
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Marcus Smart has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+6.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+961).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5
Marcus Smart 12.8
+6.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Payton Pritchard 416
5
Marcus Smart 1,377
+961
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 1
+1
Marcus Smart 0

30+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 5
+3
Marcus Smart 2

20+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 42
Marcus Smart 48
+6

10+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 136
Marcus Smart 336
+200

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Payton Pritchard 302
Marcus Smart 619
+317

0 Point Games (games without points)

Payton Pritchard 45
+29
Marcus Smart 16

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 1
Marcus Smart 21
+20

10+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 22
Marcus Smart 69
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Payton Pritchard 47
Marcus Smart 108
+61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Payton Pritchard 22
+22
Marcus Smart 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:+1.5+0.3+1.9+6.6+0.3+0.1+7.5+1.4+1.8+8.0+6+288
Marcus Smart 10.6 3.6 9.2 38.8 1.6 4.9 32.4 1.9 2.4 77.6 11 635

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:+3,582+1,117+3,306+6.6+341+1,439+7.5+1,007+1,321+8.0+6+288
Marcus Smart 6,735 2,268 5,843 38.8 1,002 3,094 32.4 1,197 1,543 77.6 11 635

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:+6.8+2.0+5.6+3.8+0.7+2.6+3.6+1.9+2.6+7.1+4+39
Marcus Smart 12.8 4.2 10.6 39.6 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.4 3.2 76.2 9 108

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:+961+303+798+3.8+127+403+3.6+228+303+7.1+4+39
Marcus Smart 1,377 453 1,143 39.6 208 622 33.4 263 345 76.2 9 108

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166
Marcus Smart 7.8
+0.1
201567

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271
Marcus Smart 9.1
+2.9
201661

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348
Marcus Smart 10.6
+5.0
201779

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82
Marcus Smart 10.2
+0.6
201854

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 14.3
+5.4
202580
Marcus Smart 8.9
201980

Marcus Smart's additional seasons:

* Marcus Smart played 6 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 294 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.5 ppg and his lowest 9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 3.4
20215
Marcus Smart 9.8
+6.4
20154

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 4.8
202224
Marcus Smart 12.0
+7.2
20166

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310
Marcus Smart 8.6
+5.4
201718

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19
Marcus Smart 9.8
+3.4
201815

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 11.9
+8.4
202511
Marcus Smart 3.5
20192

Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 14.5.