Steven Adams vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Steven Adams 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 Steven Adams scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Payton Pritchard has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Payton Pritchard averages 0.8 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (9.6 points against 8.8). On the other hand Steven Adams scored a total of 3,285 points more than Payton Pritchard (6,859 vs. 3,574).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
12
Payton Pritchard 9.6
+0.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,859
+3,285
12
Payton Pritchard 3,574
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Steven Adams has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+1.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+133).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
+1.5
8
Payton Pritchard 6.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+133
8
Payton Pritchard 416
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Payton Pritchard 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Payton Pritchard 7
+7

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Payton Pritchard 49
+9

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 323
+166
Payton Pritchard 157

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 746
+419
Payton Pritchard 327

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
Payton Pritchard 45
+9

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Payton Pritchard 1
+1

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
Payton Pritchard 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+16
Payton Pritchard 47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
Payton Pritchard 22
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 8.8 3.6 6.2 58.5 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.7 12 782
difference:+0.8+0.1+1.6+13.3+2.0+5.0+33.4+0.9+2.1+32.0+6+410
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
Steven Adams 6,859 2,846 4,865 58.5 1 17 5.9 1,166 2,171 53.7 12 782
difference:+3,285+1,540+1,978+13.3+728+1,840+33.4+933+1,899+32.0+6+410
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
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+1.5+0.9+17.9+1.2+3.2+37.0+0.9+2.0+29.9+3+4
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
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+133+74+20+17.9+81+216+37.0+66+147+29.9+3+4
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
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Payton Pritchard 7.7
+4.4
202166

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
+1.5
201570
Payton Pritchard 6.2
202271

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+2.4
201680
Payton Pritchard 5.6
202348

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
+1.7
201780
Payton Pritchard 9.6
2024NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
Payton Pritchard 14.3
+0.4
202580

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Payton Pritchard 16.8
+2.9
202625

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 6 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 315 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.9 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+0.5
201418
Payton Pritchard 3.4
20215

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Payton Pritchard 4.8
+4.8
202224

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+6.9
201618
Payton Pritchard 3.2
202310

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+1.6
20175
Payton Pritchard 6.4
2024NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
20186
Payton Pritchard 11.9
+1.4
202511

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+11.8
20195
Payton Pritchard -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Steven Adams played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 3.4.