Payton Pritchard vs. Woody Sauldsberry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Woody Sauldsberry 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 played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Woody Sauldsberry, who played 7. Payton Pritchard had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Woody Sauldsberry had his rookie season in 1957-58. 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
Woody Sauldsberry 7 3 1957-58 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season 2020-211957-58
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
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
Woody Sauldsberry 71 33.5 12.8 - - 10.3 0.8 - - - 3.5 5.5 15.2 .360 - - - 1.9 3.1 .615
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
Woody Sauldsberry 8 36.3 12.9 - - 10.9 0.8 - - - 3.4 5.6 16.4 .344 - - - 1.6 2.9 .565

Season 2
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season 2021-221958-59
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Woody Sauldsberry 72 38.1 15.4 - - 11.5 1.0 - - - 3.8 7.0 19.2 .363 - - - 1.5 2.4 .625
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
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season 2022-231959-60
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
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
Woody Sauldsberry 71 26.0 9.9 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 2.9 4.6 13.7 .334 - - - 0.8 1.5 .534
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
Woody Sauldsberry 9 33.1 12.9 - - 7.1 1.3 - - - 4.4 6.0 17.7 .340 - - - 0.9 1.6 .571

Season 4
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season 2023-241960-61
Team Boston CelticsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics TBDHawks 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 %
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
Woody Sauldsberry 69 21.6 7.5 - - 7.1 1.1 - - - 2.9 3.3 11.1 .299 - - - 0.8 1.4 .560
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
Woody Sauldsberry 12 33.9 13.7 - - 9.0 2.8 - - - 4.3 6.3 17.2 .364 - - - 1.2 2.1 .560

Season 5
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season -1961-62
Team -St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Packers
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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry 63 28.0 10.7 - - 8.5 1.4 - - - 2.8 4.7 13.8 .343 - - - 1.3 2.0 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season -1962-63
Team -Chicago Zephyrs, St. Louis 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 %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry 77 26.4 10.9 - - 5.8 1.0 - - - 3.0 4.8 12.5 .379 - - - 1.4 2.1 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------

Note: Woody Sauldsberry didn't play in 1963-64 and 1964-65.

Season 7
Payton Pritchard Woody Sauldsberry
Season -1965-66
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry 39 13.6 4.4 - - 3.6 0.4 - - - 2.4 2.1 6.4 .321 - - - 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Woody Sauldsberry ------- --- ----------
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