Joe Fulks vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Jayson Tatum 3

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Jayson Tatum 7.6

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Jayson Tatum 2,309

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Jayson Tatum 742

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Jayson Tatum 449

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 89

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Jayson Tatum 97

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .355

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.