Jalen Williams vs Payton Pritchard
Williams · Pritchard
Jalen Williams: Day-To-Day (Hamstring · Leg · Left).
Where the gap is
from the numbers aboveJalen Williams scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (17.1 vs 17.0), on Williams's heavier usage (25.2% vs 21.0%).
Pritchard is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.4% to 56.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.
Playmaking goes to Williams (5.5 vs 5.2 assists), the glass to Williams (4.6 vs 3.9 rebounds).
Availability is part of the comparison: Pritchard played 46 more games (79 vs 33 of 82).
With Williams on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.7 per 100 possessions, against +8.0 for Pritchard; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.
On the books for 2026-27: Williams $41.5M through 2030-31, Pritchard $7.8M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.
Splits
2025-26 · from the game logsLast games & contracts
test a trade in the Trade Machine →More comparisons
pick any two players →Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).