Jim Krebs vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Jim Krebs, 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.

Jim Krebs played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Jim Krebs had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, 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
Jim Krebs 7 6 1957-58 to 1963-64
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1957-582020-21
Team Minneapolis LakersBoston 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 %
Jim Krebs 68 18.5 7.8 - - 7.4 0.4 - - - 2.7 2.9 7.8 .378 - - - 2.0 2.6 .767
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 %
Jim Krebs ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1958-592021-22
Team Minneapolis LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Jim Krebs 72 21.9 8.8 - - 6.8 0.7 - - - 2.9 3.8 9.4 .399 - - - 1.3 1.7 .748
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 %
Jim Krebs 13 16.4 7.2 - - 5.9 0.4 - - - 2.8 2.8 7.9 .350 - - - 1.7 1.8 .957
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
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1959-602022-23
Team Minneapolis LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Krebs 75 16.9 7.6 - - 4.4 0.5 - - - 2.8 3.2 8.1 .392 - - - 1.3 1.8 .721
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 %
Jim Krebs 9 17.4 5.7 - - 5.2 0.9 - - - 3.4 2.6 6.1 .418 - - - 0.6 1.1 .500
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
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1960-612023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Krebs 75 22.1 8.2 - - 6.1 0.9 - - - 3.0 3.6 9.2 .392 - - - 1.0 1.2 .806
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 %
Jim Krebs 12 15.3 3.8 - - 5.0 0.8 - - - 3.1 1.3 3.9 .340 - - - 1.2 1.5 .778
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
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1961-62-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Jim Krebs 78 25.8 10.0 - - 7.9 1.4 - - - 3.7 4.0 9.0 .445 - - - 2.0 2.7 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Krebs 11 29.7 7.5 - - 9.3 1.9 - - - 4.5 2.7 8.2 .333 - - - 2.0 2.4 .846
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1962-63-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Jim Krebs 79 24.2 8.3 - - 6.4 1.1 - - - 3.2 3.4 7.9 .434 - - - 1.5 1.9 .747
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Krebs 13 15.3 3.2 - - 3.1 0.3 - - - 3.8 1.2 3.6 .340 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Krebs Payton Pritchard
Season 1963-64-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Krebs 68 14.3 4.9 - - 4.2 0.7 - - - 2.4 2.0 5.3 .375 - - - 1.0 1.3 .765
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Krebs 4 12.5 3.5 - - 5.5 1.5 - - - 2.0 1.5 2.3 .667 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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