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.
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 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.
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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 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
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
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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
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steven Adams | 11.8 | +11.8 | 2019 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * 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. |