Scottie Barnes vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Scottie Barnes 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Scottie Barnes has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Payton Pritchard scored more points in the postseason. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Barnes averages 7.8 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (17.4 points against 9.6), and he also scored a total of 1,695 points more (5,269 vs. 3,574).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 17.4 | +7.8 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 5,269 | +1,695 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,574 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Scottie Barnes has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+6.8 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+365).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 12.8 | +6.8 | 1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 51 | 1 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | +365 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 110 | +61 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 49 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 266 | +109 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 157 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 301 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 327 | +26 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 1 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +44 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 3 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +19 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 4 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +43 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 17.4 | 6.8 | 14.4 | 46.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 30.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 76.9 | 5 | 302 |
| difference: | +7.8 | +3.3 | +6.6 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +8.6 | +2.2 | +3.0 | +8.8 | +1 | +70 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.6 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 45.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.7 | 6 | 372 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 5,269 | 2,040 | 4,346 | 46.9 | 334 | 1,087 | 30.7 | 855 | 1,112 | 76.9 | 5 | 302 |
| difference: | +1,695 | +734 | +1,459 | +1.7 | +395 | +770 | +8.6 | +622 | +840 | +8.8 | +1 | +70 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,574 | 1,306 | 2,887 | 45.2 | 729 | 1,857 | 39.3 | 233 | 272 | 85.7 | 6 | 372 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 12.8 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 42.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 81.3 | 1 | 4 |
| difference: | +6.8 | +2.3 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +20.3 | +2.8 | +3.4 | +2.0 | +4 | +65 |
| 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 | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 51 | 18 | 42 | 42.9 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 1 | 4 |
| difference: | +365 | +132 | +303 | +0.6 | +79 | +207 | +20.3 | +22 | +26 | +2.0 | +4 | +65 |
| 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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Payton Pritchard's additional seasons: | ||||
* Payton Pritchard played 1 season more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA. In that year—his season 6 in 2026—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 25 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2023 | 10 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.4 | +6.4 | 2024 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 11.9 | +11.9 | 2025 | 11 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Payton Pritchard's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Payton Pritchard didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |