Don Barksdale vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Don Barksdale, 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.

Don Barksdale and Payton Pritchard both played 4 years in the NBA. Don Barksdale had the first of his seasons in 1951-52, 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
Don Barksdale 4 2 1951-52 to 1954-55
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don Barksdale Payton Pritchard
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Don Barksdale 62 32.5 12.6 - - 9.7 2.2 - - - 3.7 4.4 13.0 .338 - - - 3.8 5.5 .691
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 %
Don Barksdale ------- --- ----------
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
Don Barksdale Payton Pritchard
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Don Barksdale 65 35.4 13.8 - - 9.2 2.6 - - - 4.2 4.9 12.8 .387 - - - 4.0 6.2 .641
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 %
Don Barksdale ------- --- ----------
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
Don Barksdale Payton Pritchard
Season 1953-542022-23
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsCeltics 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 %
Don Barksdale 63 21.6 7.3 - - 5.5 1.9 - - - 3.4 2.5 6.6 .376 - - - 2.4 3.6 .662
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 %
Don Barksdale 6 17.7 5.0 - - 4.5 1.2 - - - 3.8 1.8 6.0 .306 - - - 1.3 1.8 .727
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
Don Barksdale Payton Pritchard
Season 1954-552023-24
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsCeltics 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 %
Don Barksdale 72 24.9 10.5 - - 7.6 1.8 - - - 3.1 3.7 9.7 .382 - - - 3.1 4.7 .651
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 %
Don Barksdale 7 17.4 7.7 - - 5.0 1.4 - - - 2.4 2.6 5.7 .450 - - - 2.6 3.0 .857
Payton Pritchard 11 22.8 7.8 0.9 1.4 2.3 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.2 2.8 6.0 .470 1.5 3.5 .447 0.6 0.7 .875
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