Kevin Duckworth vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Kevin Duckworth, 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.

Kevin Duckworth played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Kevin Duckworth 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
Kevin Duckworth	11	7	1986-87 to 1996-97
Jayson Tatum	7	7	2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1986-87	2017-18
Team	San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	65	13.5	5.4	1.2	2.3	3.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.2	3.0	2.0	4.2	.476	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.687
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	4	13.3	3.5	0.8	1.3	2.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	1.5	3.5	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.3	.400
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1987-88	2018-19
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	78	28.5	15.8	2.9	4.5	7.4	0.8	0.4	0.4	2.3	3.6	5.8	11.6	.496	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.5	.770
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	4	37.8	21.5	5.0	6.0	11.0	1.8	0.3	0.5	5.3	3.5	8.5	17.5	.486	0.0	0.3	.000	4.5	5.8	.783
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1988-89	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	79	33.7	18.1	3.1	4.9	8.0	0.8	0.7	0.6	2.5	3.8	7.0	14.7	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	4.1	5.4	.757
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	3	27.7	11.3	2.7	3.0	5.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	1.7	5.7	4.7	11.7	.400	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.7	.545
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1989-90	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	82	30.0	16.2	2.2	4.0	6.2	1.1	0.4	0.4	2.1	3.3	6.7	14.0	.478	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.8	.740
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	15	30.2	13.1	1.9	3.9	5.8	1.1	0.3	0.6	2.2	4.0	5.5	12.5	.439	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.1	.717
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1990-91	2021-22
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	81	31.0	15.8	2.2	4.4	6.6	1.1	0.4	0.4	2.3	3.1	6.4	13.4	.481	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	3.8	.772
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	16	31.9	11.7	2.5	4.2	6.7	0.9	0.5	0.5	2.4	3.3	4.6	11.4	.401	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.5	.732
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1991-92	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	82	27.1	10.7	1.8	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.5	0.5	1.7	3.2	4.4	9.6	.461	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.8	.690
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	21	30.8	11.9	1.9	3.7	5.6	2.0	0.5	0.6	2.1	3.6	5.1	10.3	.495	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.5	.660
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1992-93	2023-24
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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		%
Kevin Duckworth	74	23.8	9.9	1.6	3.6	5.2	0.9	0.6	0.5	1.2	3.0	4.1	9.3	.438	0.0	0.0	.000	1.7	2.4	.730
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	4	14.5	4.5	1.0	2.3	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.5	3.0	1.8	5.3	.333	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
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
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1993-94	-
Team	Washington Bullets	-
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	69	21.5	6.6	1.5	3.2	4.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.2	2.7	6.4	.417	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.9	.667
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1994-95	-
Team	Washington Bullets	-
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	40	20.5	7.1	1.6	3.3	4.9	0.5	0.5	0.6	1.5	2.8	3.0	6.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.200	1.1	1.8	.643
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1995-96	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	8	7.3	1.1	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	2.4	0.4	1.8	.214	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Kevin Duckworth	Jayson Tatum
Season	1996-97	-
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	-
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		%
Kevin Duckworth	26	14.8	4.0	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.4	1.3	2.4	1.7	4.0	.437	0.1	0.2	.750	0.4	0.6	.688
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kevin Duckworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jayson Tatum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Kevin Duckworth vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11