Boris Diaw vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Boris Diaw, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Boris Diaw played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Boris Diaw had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Boris Diaw 14 10 2003-04 to 2016-17
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 76 25.3 4.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.4 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.5 1.8 4.1 .447 0.1 0.3 .231 0.7 1.2 .602
Jayson Tatum 80 30.5 13.9 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.4 .475 1.3 3.0 .434 2.7 3.2 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 19 35.9 18.5 0.5 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.7 .471 1.2 3.7 .324 4.3 5.1 .845

Season 2

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 66 18.2 4.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.9 1.9 4.5 .422 0.1 0.8 .180 0.9 1.2 .740
Jayson Tatum 79 31.1 15.7 0.9 5.2 6.0 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 5.9 13.1 .450 1.5 3.9 .373 2.5 2.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 9 32.8 15.2 0.8 5.9 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.3 5.4 12.4 .438 1.1 3.4 .323 3.2 4.3 .744

Season 3

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Most Improved Player-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 81 35.5 13.3 2.0 4.9 6.9 6.2 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.2 5.5 10.5 .526 0.1 0.4 .267 2.1 2.9 .731
Jayson Tatum 66 34.3 23.4 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 0.9 2.3 2.1 8.4 18.6 .450 2.9 7.1 .403 3.8 4.7 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 20 39.8 18.7 2.0 4.7 6.7 5.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 3.2 7.6 14.5 .526 0.2 0.4 .429 3.4 4.4 .761
Jayson Tatum 17 40.6 25.7 1.3 8.7 10.0 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.4 8.5 19.6 .434 2.8 7.4 .373 5.9 7.2 .813

Season 4

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 73 31.1 9.7 1.2 3.1 4.3 4.8 0.4 0.5 2.1 2.4 4.2 7.8 .538 0.2 0.6 .333 1.1 1.6 .683
Jayson Tatum 64 35.8 26.4 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.3 1.2 0.5 2.7 1.9 9.5 20.6 .459 2.9 7.6 .386 4.6 5.3 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 10 23.5 6.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.8 2.8 5.9 .475 0.0 0.6 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Jayson Tatum 5 37.0 30.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.6 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.0 9.4 22.2 .423 2.8 7.2 .389 9.0 9.8 .918

Season 5

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 82 28.1 8.8 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.9 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.0 3.8 7.9 .477 0.2 0.5 .317 1.2 1.6 .744
Jayson Tatum 76 35.9 26.9 1.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 9.3 20.6 .453 3.0 8.6 .353 5.3 6.2 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 5 35.6 14.6 1.4 4.2 5.6 4.6 0.6 0.8 2.2 4.4 7.0 12.8 .547 0.0 1.4 .000 0.6 1.2 .500
Jayson Tatum 24 41.0 25.6 1.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 1.2 0.9 4.2 3.0 8.4 19.7 .426 3.2 8.2 .393 5.7 7.1 .800

Season 6

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, Charlotte BobcatsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 81 34.0 13.2 1.5 3.9 5.3 4.1 0.8 0.7 2.7 2.5 5.5 10.9 .507 0.9 2.2 .414 1.2 1.8 .687
Jayson Tatum 74 36.9 30.1 1.1 7.7 8.8 4.6 1.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 9.8 21.1 .466 3.2 9.3 .350 7.2 8.4 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 20 40.0 27.2 1.3 9.2 10.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 2.2 9.3 20.2 .458 2.7 8.2 .323 6.0 6.9 .876

Season 7

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Charlotte BobcatsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 82 35.4 11.3 1.6 3.6 5.2 4.0 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.7 4.5 9.4 .483 0.8 2.5 .320 1.4 1.8 .769
Jayson Tatum 74 35.7 26.9 0.9 7.2 8.1 4.9 1.0 0.6 2.5 2.0 9.1 19.3 .471 3.1 8.2 .376 5.6 6.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 4 38.0 7.5 1.8 3.3 5.0 4.0 0.3 0.8 3.0 2.8 3.5 7.0 .500 0.3 2.3 .111 0.3 0.5 .500
Jayson Tatum 10 39.2 24.3 0.6 9.8 10.4 5.8 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.8 7.7 17.9 .430 1.8 6.4 .281 7.1 8.2 .866

Season 8

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2010-11-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 82 33.9 11.3 1.3 3.8 5.0 4.1 0.9 0.6 2.0 2.3 4.6 9.4 .492 1.0 2.8 .345 1.0 1.5 .683
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2011-12-
Team Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 57 25.0 6.4 1.2 3.7 4.9 3.6 0.6 0.4 2.0 2.2 2.7 6.2 .444 0.5 1.7 .313 0.4 0.6 .629
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 14 24.7 6.2 2.0 3.2 5.2 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.1 2.6 5.0 .514 0.6 1.3 .500 0.4 0.6 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2012-13-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 75 22.8 5.8 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.9 2.4 4.4 .539 0.4 1.0 .385 0.6 0.9 .723
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 16 17.1 4.1 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.5 3.4 .444 0.3 0.8 .385 0.8 0.9 .857
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 79 25.0 9.1 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.5 1.8 3.8 7.3 .521 0.6 1.4 .402 0.9 1.2 .739
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 23 26.3 9.2 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.0 .500 0.8 2.0 .400 1.4 2.1 .688
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 81 24.5 8.7 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.9 0.4 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.6 7.8 .460 0.7 2.1 .320 0.9 1.1 .774
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 7 28.3 11.6 1.9 4.3 6.1 3.6 0.7 0.4 1.3 3.4 4.9 10.1 .479 0.6 2.6 .222 1.3 1.9 .692
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 76 18.2 6.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 5.0 .527 0.3 0.9 .362 0.7 1.0 .737
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 9 17.7 5.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.3 5.1 .457 0.2 0.7 .333 0.3 0.4 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Boris Diaw Jayson Tatum
Season 2016-17-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 73 17.6 4.6 0.6 1.5 2.2 2.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.1 2.0 4.5 .446 0.3 1.1 .247 0.4 0.5 .743
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 11 18.5 5.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.2 4.4 .500 0.5 1.3 .429 0.8 0.9 .900
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------