Payton Pritchard vs. Ed Sadowski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Sadowski and Payton Pritchard, 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.

Payton Pritchard and Ed Sadowski both played 4 years in the NBA. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Ed Sadowski had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24
Ed Sadowski 4 3 1946-47 to 1949-50

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Payton Pritchard Ed Sadowski
Season 2020-211946-47
Team Boston CelticsToronto Huskies, Cleveland Rebels
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdRebels Lost 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 %
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
Ed Sadowski 53 - 16.5 - - - 0.9 - - - 3.7 6.2 16.8 .369 - - - 4.1 6.2 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Ed Sadowski 3 - 23.7 - - - 1.7 - - - 3.3 7.3 18.7 .393 - - - 9.0 11.3 .794

Season 2

Payton Pritchard Ed Sadowski
Season 2021-221947-48
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost 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 %
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
Ed Sadowski 47 - 19.4 - - - 1.6 - - - 3.9 6.6 20.3 .323 - - - 6.3 9.0 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Ed Sadowski 3 - 20.3 - - - 2.0 - - - 5.7 6.3 18.3 .345 - - - 7.7 12.7 .605

Season 3

Payton Pritchard Ed Sadowski
Season 2022-231948-49
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost East 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 %
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
Ed Sadowski 60 - 15.3 - - - 2.7 - - - 4.6 5.7 14.0 .405 - - - 4.0 5.8 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Ed Sadowski 2 - 10.0 - - - 1.5 - - - 3.0 3.0 14.0 .214 - - - 4.0 6.5 .615

Season 4

Payton Pritchard Ed Sadowski
Season 2023-241949-50
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors, Baltimore Bullets (1st)
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 %
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
Ed Sadowski 69 - 12.6 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.5 4.3 13.4 .324 - - - 4.0 5.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
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