Coby Dietrick vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Coby Dietrick, 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.

Coby Dietrick and Jayson Tatum both played 7 years in the NBA. Coby Dietrick had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Coby Dietrick 7 4 1976-77 to 1982-83
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1976-772017-18
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Coby Dietrick 82 21.6 8.4 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.8 1.1 0.7 - 3.3 3.5 7.6 .460 - - - 1.5 2.0 .717
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 %
Coby Dietrick 2 32.0 13.0 2.0 2.5 4.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 - 2.0 6.0 11.5 .522 - - - 1.0 3.0 .333
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

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1977-782018-19
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Coby Dietrick 79 23.7 7.5 0.9 3.6 4.5 2.7 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.9 3.2 6.9 .460 - - - 1.1 1.4 .781
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 %
Coby Dietrick 6 16.0 4.8 1.3 2.8 4.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.0 2.3 4.5 .519 - - - 0.2 0.3 .500
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

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1978-792019-20
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Coby Dietrick 76 19.6 6.5 1.2 3.0 4.1 2.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.7 2.8 5.3 .523 - - - 1.0 1.3 .798
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 %
Coby Dietrick 14 20.1 5.9 1.9 2.8 4.6 1.9 0.9 0.2 1.3 2.9 2.8 6.3 .443 - - - 0.3 0.6 .500
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

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Coby Dietrick 79 23.2 6.9 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.7 1.1 0.6 1.4 2.9 2.9 6.3 .454 0.0 0.1 .111 1.1 1.5 .763
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 %
Coby Dietrick ------- --- ----------
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

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Chicago BullsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Coby Dietrick 82 15.2 4.5 1.0 2.3 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.6 1.1 2.1 1.8 3.9 .456 0.0 0.1 .333 0.9 1.4 .694
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 %
Coby Dietrick 6 13.5 3.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 3.2 1.3 4.3 .308 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 0.7 .750
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

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Chicago BullsBoston 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 %
Coby Dietrick 74 13.5 3.0 0.9 1.7 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.8 1.2 2.7 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .704
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 %
Coby Dietrick ------- --- ----------
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

Coby Dietrick Jayson Tatum
Season 1982-832023-24
Team San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-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 %
Coby Dietrick 8 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 .000
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 %
Coby Dietrick ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 16 40.9 24.9 1.0 9.3 10.3 6.3 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.9 8.3 19.5 .426 2.1 7.1 .289 6.2 7.4 .839