Jayson Tatum vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine and Jayson Tatum that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jayson Tatum

vs.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jayson Tatum 0 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Jayson Tatum 7 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Jayson Tatum 7 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Jayson Tatum 5 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jayson Tatum 3 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jayson Tatum 4 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 23.1 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 7.2 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 3.5 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.1 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 0.7 Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jayson Tatum 11,852 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Jayson Tatum 3,670 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Jayson Tatum 1,812 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Jayson Tatum 563 Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Jayson Tatum 346 Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Jayson Tatum 513 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jayson Tatum .460 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Jayson Tatum .375 Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Jayson Tatum .844 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020) Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020) Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 24.1 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 7.9 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 4.8 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.1 Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 0.9 Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jayson Tatum 2,600 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Jayson Tatum 858 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Jayson Tatum 513 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Jayson Tatum 121 Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Jayson Tatum 97 Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Jayson Tatum 108 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jayson Tatum .443 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Jayson Tatum .349 Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Jayson Tatum .834 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018) Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021) Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)