Payton Pritchard vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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.

Trae Young 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 Trae Young 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 15.6 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (25.2 points against 9.6), and he also scored a total of 8,761 points more (12,309 vs. 3,548).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Payton Pritchard 9.6
6
Trae Young 25.2
+15.6
8

Total Points

Seasons
Payton Pritchard 3,548
6
Trae Young 12,309
+8,761
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+20.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+297).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5
Trae Young 26.4
+20.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Payton Pritchard 416
5
Trae Young 713
+297
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 2
Trae Young 34
+32

30+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 7
Trae Young 164
+157

20+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 49
Trae Young 345
+296

10+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 155
Trae Young 467
+312

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Payton Pritchard 325
Trae Young 488
+163

0 Point Games (games without points)

Payton Pritchard 45
+45
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 0
Trae Young 12
+12

20+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 1
Trae Young 21
+20

10+ Point Games

Payton Pritchard 22
Trae Young 25
+3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Payton Pritchard 47
+20
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Payton Pritchard 22
+22
Trae Young 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Payton Pritchard 9.6 3.5 7.7 45.3 2.0 5.0 39.3 0.6 0.7 85.7 6 370
difference:+15.6+4.5+10.8+2.1+0.6+2.5+4.2+6.0+6.9+1.6+2+118
Trae Young 25.2 8.0 18.5 43.2 2.6 7.5 35.1 6.6 7.6 87.3 8 488

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Payton Pritchard 3,548 1,296 2,861 45.3 723 1,838 39.3 233 272 85.7 6 370
difference:+8,761+2,595+6,144+2.1+559+1,816+4.2+3,012+3,446+1.6+2+118
Trae Young 12,309 3,891 9,005 43.2 1,282 3,654 35.1 3,245 3,718 87.3 8 488

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:+20.4+6.4+16.4+3.3+1.4+5.5+7.3+6.1+7.2+1.9+2+42
Trae Young 26.4 8.6 21.4 40.2 2.6 8.7 29.7 6.6 7.8 85.2 3 27

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:+297+82+232+3.3+11+17+7.3+144+168+1.9+2+42
Trae Young 713 232 577 40.2 70 236 29.7 179 210 85.2 3 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166
Trae Young 19.1
+11.4
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271
Trae Young 29.6
+23.4
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348
Trae Young 25.3
+19.7
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82
Trae Young 28.4
+18.8
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580
Trae Young 26.2
+11.9
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 17.2
202623
Trae Young 25.7
+8.5
202454

Trae Young's additional seasons:

* Trae Young played 2 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 81 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 3.4
+3.4
20215
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310
Trae Young 28.8
+25.6
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19
Trae Young 15.4
+9.0
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511
Trae Young 29.2
+17.3
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
Trae Young -
DNP
20240
* season in progress

Trae Young's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Trae Young didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).