Ryan Anderson vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Ryan Anderson, 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.

Ryan Anderson played 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Ryan Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Ryan Anderson 12 6 2008-09 to 2019-20
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2008-092020-21
Team New Jersey NetsBoston 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 %
Ryan Anderson 66 19.9 7.4 1.6 3.1 4.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.4 2.4 6.2 .393 1.0 2.9 .365 1.5 1.8 .845
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 %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
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
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 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 %
Ryan Anderson 63 14.5 7.7 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.3 2.7 6.2 .436 1.2 3.3 .370 1.1 1.3 .866
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 %
Ryan Anderson 9 9.9 2.6 0.9 2.6 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.0 3.2 .310 0.4 1.6 .286 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ryan Anderson 64 22.3 10.6 2.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 2.1 3.5 8.2 .430 2.1 5.3 .393 1.5 1.8 .812
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 %
Ryan Anderson 6 24.5 4.7 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 2.7 1.3 5.0 .267 1.0 3.3 .300 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Ryan Anderson 61 32.2 16.1 3.7 4.0 7.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.9 2.4 5.4 12.4 .439 2.7 6.9 .393 2.5 2.8 .877
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 %
Ryan Anderson 5 34.4 9.6 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 4.4 3.0 8.8 .341 2.4 6.0 .400 1.2 1.4 .857
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
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2012-13-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
Ryan Anderson 81 30.9 16.2 2.4 4.0 6.4 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 2.2 5.8 13.8 .423 2.6 6.9 .382 1.9 2.2 .844
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2013-14-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Ryan Anderson 22 36.1 19.8 3.0 3.5 6.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 2.1 7.0 16.1 .438 3.0 7.5 .409 2.7 2.8 .952
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2014-15-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West 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 %
Ryan Anderson 61 27.5 13.7 1.8 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.9 4.8 12.0 .399 2.0 5.9 .340 2.1 2.5 .854
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 4 23.8 10.8 1.8 2.5 4.3 2.3 0.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 9.0 .444 1.3 3.0 .417 1.5 1.5 1.000
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2015-16-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Ryan Anderson 66 30.4 17.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.7 6.0 14.1 .427 2.0 5.4 .366 3.0 3.5 .873
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2016-17-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 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 %
Ryan Anderson 72 29.4 13.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.0 4.5 10.7 .418 2.8 7.0 .403 1.8 2.1 .860
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 11 30.5 9.4 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.3 8.4 .391 1.5 5.5 .283 1.3 1.5 .875
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2017-18-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Ryan Anderson 66 26.1 9.3 1.4 3.6 5.0 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.1 7.3 .431 2.0 5.1 .386 1.1 1.4 .774
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 11 8.6 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.8 .350 0.5 1.4 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat-
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 %
Ryan Anderson 25 12.8 2.5 0.7 1.4 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.8 2.8 .304 0.4 1.6 .225 0.5 0.6 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Ryan Anderson Payton Pritchard
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 2 7.0 2.5 0.0 3.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 -
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
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