Charlie Criss vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Charlie Criss, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Charlie Criss played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Charlie Criss had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Payton Pritchard had his rookie season in 2020-21. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Charlie Criss 8 4 1977-78 to 1984-85
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 77 25.1 11.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.1 1.9 1.9 4.1 9.8 .425 - - - 3.1 3.8 .797
Payton Pritchard 66 19.2 7.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.8 6.3 .440 1.5 3.8 .411 0.6 0.7 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 2 32.5 13.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 12.0 .417 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Payton Pritchard 5 13.4 3.4 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.8 1.2 3.4 .353 0.6 2.0 .300 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 54 16.3 5.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.0 5.4 .377 - - - 1.2 1.6 .779
Payton Pritchard 71 14.1 6.2 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.3 5.3 .429 1.4 3.5 .412 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 9 11.0 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 3.2 .414 - - - 1.0 1.1 .900
Payton Pritchard 24 12.9 4.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.3 .422 1.0 3.0 .333 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 3
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 81 22.1 8.3 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 7.1 .431 0.0 0.2 .059 2.1 2.6 .811
Payton Pritchard 48 13.4 5.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.1 5.1 .412 1.2 3.2 .364 0.3 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 5 30.4 14.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.4 1.2 0.0 2.2 2.4 5.8 11.8 .492 0.2 0.6 .333 2.2 2.4 .917
Payton Pritchard 10 5.7 3.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.2 .545 0.4 1.0 .400 0.4 0.5 .800

Season 4
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 66 25.9 9.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.3 0.9 0.0 2.0 1.3 3.3 7.3 .454 0.0 0.3 .048 2.8 3.2 .864
Payton Pritchard 82 22.3 9.6 0.9 2.4 3.2 3.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.6 7.7 .468 1.8 4.7 .385 0.6 0.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard 10 22.8 7.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.2 2.8 6.2 .452 1.5 3.5 .429 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 5
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1981-82-
Team Atlanta Hawks, San Diego Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 55 25.3 10.8 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 4.0 9.1 .446 0.2 0.5 .345 2.6 2.9 .887
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1982-83-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 66 14.0 6.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.6 5.7 .451 0.1 0.5 .194 1.0 1.2 .895
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 9 12.9 5.2 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.8 .441 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.0 .944
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1983-84-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 15 14.3 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.5 .385 0.1 0.4 .167 0.8 1.1 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Charlie Criss Payton Pritchard
Season 1984-85-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss 4 28.8 4.5 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.0 2.8 1.3 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.5 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charlie Criss ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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