Vince Carter vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard and Vince Carter 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.
Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Vince Carter 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.
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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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 7.5 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (16.7 points against 9.2), and he also scored a total of 22,487 points more (25,728 vs. 3,241).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +7.5 | 22 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.2 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +22,487 | 22 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,241 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+12.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,177).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +12.1 | 11 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +1,177 | 11 |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +554 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 43 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +953 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 141 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +1165 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 308 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +23 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 12 | +12 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +39 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +46 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +41 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +7.5 | +2.6 | +6.4 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +3.2 | +5.1 | +16 | +1,188 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.2 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 45.2 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 84.9 | 6 | 353 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +22,487 | +8,108 | +18,717 | +1.6 | +1,621 | +4,467 | +2.2 | +4,650 | +5,844 | +5.1 | +16 | +1,188 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,241 | 1,185 | 2,622 | 45.2 | 669 | 1,701 | 39.3 | 202 | 238 | 84.9 | 6 | 353 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +12.1 | +4.1 | +10.2 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +3.6 | +4.5 | +3.7 | +6 | +19 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +1,177 | +407 | +995 | +1.9 | +38 | +133 | +3.2 | +325 | +410 | +3.7 | +6 | +19 |
| 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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Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 18 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 24, from 2005 to 2020—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 1,304 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.4 | +6.4 | 2024 | 19 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 11.9 | +11.9 | 2025 | 11 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 73 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |