Scottie Pippen vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Scottie Pippen 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Scottie Pippen 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Pippen averages 7 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 5 seasons (16.1 points against 9.1), and he also scored a total of 15,787 points more (18,940 vs. 3,153).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+7.0
17
Payton Pritchard 9.1
5

Total Points

Seasons
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+15,787
17
Payton Pritchard 3,153
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+11.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,226).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+11.5
16
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+3,226
16
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 5
+4
Payton Pritchard 1

30+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 49
+44
Payton Pritchard 5

20+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 367
+325
Payton Pritchard 42

10+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 943
+807
Payton Pritchard 136

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Pippen 1,160
+858
Payton Pritchard 302

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Pippen 18
Payton Pritchard 45
+27

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 6
+6
Payton Pritchard 0

20+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 87
+86
Payton Pritchard 1

10+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 178
+156
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Pippen 206
+159
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Pippen 2
Payton Pritchard 22
+20

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178
difference:+7.0+3.0+6.0+1.9+1.1+2.3+7.3+2.2+3.2+15.2+12+831
Payton Pritchard 9.1 3.3 7.3 45.4 1.9 4.8 39.9 0.5 0.6 85.6 5 347

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178
difference:+15,787+6,269+13,163+1.9+317+1,347+7.3+2,932+4,215+15.2+12+831
Payton Pritchard 3,153 1,151 2,537 45.4 661 1,655 39.9 190 222 85.6 5 347

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208
difference:+11.5+4.2+9.5+0.9+0.2+6.7+3.2+4.5+10.9+11+139
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 Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208
difference:+3,226+1,185+2,664+0.9+119+441+6.7+737+1,025+10.9+11+139
Payton Pritchard 416 150 345 43.5 81 219 37.0 35 42 83.3 5 69

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 7.9
+0.2
198879
Payton Pritchard 7.7
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.4
+8.2
198973
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.5
+10.9
199082
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+8.2
1991NBA Champion82
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+6.7
1992NBA Champion82
Payton Pritchard 14.3
202580

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 12 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 17, from 1993 to 2004—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 780 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22 ppg and his lowest 5.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+6.6
198810
Payton Pritchard 3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 13.1
+8.3
198917
Payton Pritchard 4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.3
+16.1
199015
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+15.2
1991NBA Champion17
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+7.6
1992NBA Champion22
Payton Pritchard 11.9
202511

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Scottie Pippen played in 11 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 5.8.