RJ Barrett vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jayson Tatum 4.7

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Jayson Tatum 2,479

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Jayson Tatum 817

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Jayson Tatum 488

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Jayson Tatum 116

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Jayson Tatum 95

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Jayson Tatum 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Jayson Tatum .352

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Jayson Tatum .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)