Jayson Tatum vs. Morlon Wiley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Morlon Wiley and Jayson Tatum, 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.

Jayson Tatum and Morlon Wiley both played 7 years in the NBA. Jayson Tatum had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Morlon Wiley had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Morlon Wiley 7 0 1988-89 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2017-181988-89
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 51 8.0 2.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 2.2 .404 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2018-191989-90
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 40 16.0 5.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.9 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.6 2.3 5.2 .442 0.4 1.2 .370 0.7 1.0 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2019-201990-91
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 34 10.3 3.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 3.2 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.5 0.7 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2020-211991-92
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 53 16.4 3.8 0.5 1.1 1.5 3.4 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.6 3.6 .430 0.3 0.8 .333 0.5 0.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2021-221992-93
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 58 17.2 4.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.1 1.1 0.1 1.4 2.2 1.7 4.4 .378 0.9 2.7 .351 0.3 0.4 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2022-231993-94
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 16 9.9 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.1 1.3 0.6 1.8 .310 0.2 0.6 .300 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jayson Tatum Morlon Wiley
Season 2023-241994-95
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 %
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
Morlon Wiley 43 9.9 3.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.2 2.7 .427 0.7 1.8 .380 0.2 0.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jayson Tatum 14 40.5 26.0 0.9 9.4 10.4 5.9 1.1 0.7 2.4 3.1 8.6 19.6 .442 2.1 7.1 .290 6.6 7.9 .845
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------
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