Tom Chambers vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard and Tom Chambers, 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.

Tom Chambers played 16 years in the NBA, 12 more than Payton Pritchard, who played 4. Tom Chambers had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Tom Chambers 16 10 1981-82 to 1997-98
Payton Pritchard 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1981-822020-21
Team San Diego ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 33.1 17.2 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.6 2.7 4.2 6.8 13.0 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.7 .620
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 %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
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

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1982-832021-22
Team San Diego ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 79 33.7 17.6 2.8 3.8 6.6 2.4 1.0 0.7 3.0 4.2 6.6 13.9 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.2 .723
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 %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
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

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1983-842022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 82 31.3 18.1 2.7 3.8 6.5 1.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.8 6.8 13.5 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 5.7 .800
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 %
Tom Chambers 5 38.2 13.6 0.8 5.8 6.6 1.6 1.0 0.6 1.8 4.6 5.6 11.8 .475 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.6 .667
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

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1984-852023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics TBD
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 36.1 21.5 2.0 5.1 7.1 2.6 0.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.8 16.1 .483 0.1 0.3 .273 5.9 7.0 .832
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 %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
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

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1985-86-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Tom Chambers 66 30.6 18.5 1.9 4.6 6.5 2.0 0.8 0.6 2.9 3.8 6.5 14.1 .466 0.2 0.7 .271 5.2 6.3 .836
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1986-87-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 82 36.8 23.3 2.0 4.7 6.6 3.0 1.0 0.6 3.3 3.7 8.0 17.6 .456 0.7 1.8 .372 6.5 7.7 .849
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 14 35.6 23.0 2.3 4.1 6.4 2.3 0.9 0.9 2.4 3.6 8.4 18.8 .449 0.4 1.3 .333 5.7 7.1 .808
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1987-88-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 82 32.7 20.4 1.6 4.3 6.0 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.5 3.6 7.5 16.6 .448 0.4 1.3 .303 5.1 6.3 .807
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 5 33.6 25.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.6 4.8 10.0 18.2 .549 0.0 0.4 .000 5.8 7.0 .829
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1988-89-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 37.1 25.7 1.8 6.7 8.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 2.9 3.3 9.6 20.3 .471 0.3 1.1 .326 6.3 7.4 .851
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 12 41.3 26.0 1.8 9.1 10.9 3.8 1.1 1.3 3.3 3.7 9.8 21.4 .459 0.8 1.8 .409 5.6 6.5 .859
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1989-90-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 37.6 27.2 1.5 5.6 7.0 2.3 1.1 0.6 2.7 3.2 10.0 20.0 .501 0.3 1.1 .279 6.9 8.0 .861
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 16 38.3 22.2 1.3 5.4 6.7 1.9 0.4 0.4 3.1 3.4 7.3 17.2 .425 0.3 1.2 .263 7.3 8.3 .879
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1990-91-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 76 32.6 19.9 1.4 5.1 6.4 2.6 0.9 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.3 16.7 .437 0.3 1.0 .274 5.0 6.0 .826
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 4 35.5 17.0 0.5 5.3 5.8 2.5 1.8 1.3 3.0 3.0 6.8 16.5 .409 0.0 1.3 .000 3.5 4.8 .737
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1991-92-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 69 28.2 16.3 1.2 4.6 5.8 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.8 6.2 14.3 .431 0.3 0.7 .367 3.7 4.5 .830
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 7 27.7 15.6 1.1 3.3 4.4 2.7 0.3 0.7 2.1 3.6 5.6 12.1 .459 0.6 1.0 .571 3.9 4.6 .844
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1992-93-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 73 23.6 12.2 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.9 4.4 9.8 .447 0.2 0.4 .393 3.3 3.9 .837
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 24 15.7 7.3 1.0 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.4 2.7 6.9 .388 0.1 0.2 .400 1.8 2.3 .815
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1993-94-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 80 23.0 11.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.9 4.1 9.4 .440 0.2 0.6 .311 2.8 3.5 .786
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 16 20.3 5.8 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.5 3.1 2.2 6.1 .361 0.0 0.4 .000 1.4 1.8 .793
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1994-95-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 15.3 6.2 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.4 5.3 .457 0.0 0.3 .167 1.3 1.7 .807
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 5 12.0 6.4 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 3.6 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 0.6 .333 1.8 2.6 .692
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Note: Tom Chambers didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 15

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1996-97-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Tom Chambers 12 6.9 1.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.6 2.6 .226 0.2 0.3 .667 0.3 0.3 .750
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Tom Chambers Payton Pritchard
Season 1997-98-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Tom Chambers 1 10.0 6.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Payton Pritchard ------- --- ----------