Jalen Suggs or Payton Pritchard?
Who to start in fantasy basketball, PGs ranked 20th and 21st at the position, compared on 2025-26 per-game production.
The call
Points leagues: Jalen Suggs, 31.6 fantasy points per game to 30.7.
9-cat leagues: Jalen Suggs again, 46th overall against 70th.
- FP/G
- 31.6
- 9-cat
- #46
- Last 10 FP
- 32.1
Day to day (Illness)
The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.
Per game, side by side
| Stat | Jalen Suggs | Payton Pritchard |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy points per game | 31.6 | 30.7 |
| Minutes | 27.6 | 32.4 |
| PointsPTS | 13.8 | 17.0 |
| ReboundsREB | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| AssistsAST | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| StealsSTL | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| BlocksBLK | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Threes3PM | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Field goal %FG% | 43.5% | 46.4% |
| Free throw %FT% | 85.5% | 89.0% |
| TurnoversTO | 2.7 | 1.4 |
Bold is the better number. Per-game lines blend last season with this one, the same numbers the rankings use.
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Common questions
Should I start Jalen Suggs or Payton Pritchard in fantasy basketball?
Points leagues: Jalen Suggs, 31.6 fantasy points per game to 30.7. 9-cat leagues: Jalen Suggs again, 46th overall against 70th.
Who wins more categories, Jalen Suggs or Payton Pritchard?
Jalen Suggs is ahead in 3 (assists, steals, blocks); Payton Pritchard in 5 (points, threes, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, turnovers), per game.
By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 10, 2026 at 11:27 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number