Cliff Pondexter vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Cliff Pondexter 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

Cliff Pondexter

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Pondexter 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Cliff Pondexter 3 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Cliff Pondexter 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Cliff Pondexter 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cliff Pondexter 0 Jayson Tatum 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Pondexter 0 Jayson Tatum 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.9 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.8 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.1 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 778 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 747 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 218 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 81 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 52 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 197 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .416 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter .667 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 Jayson Tatum 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Jayson Tatum 4.8

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 2 Jayson Tatum 2,600

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 3 Jayson Tatum 858

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 1 Jayson Tatum 513

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 0 Jayson Tatum 121

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 0 Jayson Tatum 97

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 3 Jayson Tatum 108

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .000 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .349

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter 1.000 Jayson Tatum .834

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.