Chuck Person vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Chuck Person, 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.

Chuck Person played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Chuck Person had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Chuck Person 13 8 1986-87 to 1999-00
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Chuck Person 82 36.0 18.8 2.0 6.2 8.3 3.6 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.8 7.7 16.6 .468 0.6 1.7 .355 2.7 3.6 .747
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 %
Chuck Person 4 39.8 27.0 1.5 6.8 8.3 5.0 1.3 0.5 3.8 3.5 9.5 18.5 .514 0.5 2.0 .250 7.5 9.8 .769
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Indiana PacersBoston 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 %
Chuck Person 79 35.5 17.0 2.2 4.6 6.8 3.9 0.9 0.1 2.7 3.4 7.3 15.8 .459 0.7 2.2 .333 1.7 2.5 .670
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 %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Chuck Person 80 37.7 21.6 1.8 4.7 6.5 3.6 1.0 0.2 3.9 3.5 8.9 18.2 .489 0.8 2.6 .307 3.0 3.8 .792
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 %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Chuck Person 77 35.2 19.7 1.6 4.1 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 2.2 2.8 7.9 16.1 .487 1.2 3.3 .372 2.7 3.5 .781
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 %
Chuck Person 3 41.0 13.3 2.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.7 5.7 15.0 .378 0.3 3.3 .100 1.7 4.0 .417
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Chuck Person 80 32.1 18.4 1.5 3.7 5.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.8 7.8 15.4 .504 0.9 2.5 .340 2.1 2.9 .721
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 %
Chuck Person 5 38.4 26.0 0.6 5.0 5.6 3.2 1.0 0.0 2.4 3.0 9.6 18.0 .533 3.4 6.2 .548 3.4 4.2 .810
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Chuck Person 81 36.1 18.5 1.4 3.9 5.3 4.7 0.8 0.2 2.7 3.0 7.6 15.9 .480 1.6 4.4 .373 1.6 2.4 .675
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 %
Chuck Person 3 39.3 17.0 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 3.7 6.3 15.7 .404 1.7 5.0 .333 2.7 4.0 .667
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Chuck Person 78 38.3 16.8 1.3 4.3 5.6 4.4 0.9 0.4 2.8 2.5 6.9 16.0 .433 1.5 4.3 .355 1.4 2.2 .649
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 %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
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
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1993-94-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Chuck Person 77 26.4 11.6 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.1 4.6 10.9 .422 1.3 3.5 .368 1.1 1.4 .759
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-95-
Team 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 %
Chuck Person 81 25.1 10.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.9 9.3 .423 2.1 5.5 .387 0.8 1.3 .647
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 15 17.2 5.0 0.1 1.7 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 1.8 5.1 .351 0.9 3.0 .289 0.5 0.7 .727
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1995-96-
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 %
Chuck Person 80 26.6 10.9 1.0 4.2 5.2 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.5 3.9 8.8 .437 2.4 5.8 .410 0.8 1.3 .644
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 10 28.4 12.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 1.6 0.2 0.3 1.1 3.2 4.1 7.7 .532 2.5 4.7 .532 1.4 1.7 .824
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Note: Chuck Person didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 11
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-98-
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 %
Chuck Person 61 23.9 6.7 0.3 3.1 3.3 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.0 2.3 6.5 .359 1.6 4.5 .344 0.5 0.6 .757
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 9 21.9 5.8 0.0 3.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.9 .340 1.6 4.4 .350 0.2 0.2 1.000
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-99-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Chuck Person 50 19.8 6.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.2 5.8 .388 1.1 3.1 .350 0.5 0.6 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Chuck Person Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-00-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Chuck Person 37 9.2 2.8 0.2 1.3 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.5 1.0 3.3 .301 0.6 2.6 .253 0.1 0.2 .500
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chuck Person 2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
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