Rex Chapman vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Rex Chapman, 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.

Rex Chapman played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Rex Chapman had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Rex Chapman 12 4 1988-89 to 1999-00
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1988-892017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Rex Chapman 75 29.6 16.9 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.2 7.0 16.9 .414 0.8 2.5 .314 2.1 2.6 .795
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1989-902018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston 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 %
Rex Chapman 54 32.6 17.5 1.0 2.4 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.1 7.0 17.1 .408 0.9 2.6 .331 2.7 3.6 .750
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston 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 %
Rex Chapman 70 30.0 15.7 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.6 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.4 5.9 13.2 .445 0.7 2.1 .324 3.3 4.0 .830
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Charlotte Hornets, Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Rex Chapman 22 25.8 12.3 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.0 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.1 11.5 .448 0.4 1.3 .276 1.6 2.4 .679
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Washington BulletsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Rex Chapman 60 21.7 12.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.8 10.0 .477 0.7 1.9 .371 2.2 2.7 .810
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Rex Chapman 60 33.8 18.2 1.0 1.5 2.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.4 7.2 14.4 .498 1.1 2.8 .388 2.8 3.4 .816
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Washington BulletsBoston 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 %
Rex Chapman 45 32.6 16.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.8 1.5 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.6 14.2 .397 1.9 6.1 .314 3.0 3.5 .862
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 %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1995-96-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Rex Chapman 56 33.3 14.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.1 5.2 12.1 .426 2.2 6.0 .371 1.5 2.0 .735
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rex Chapman 3 29.3 9.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 4.0 9.3 .429 1.0 4.3 .231 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-97-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Rex Chapman 65 28.2 13.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.1 1.5 1.7 5.1 11.5 .443 1.7 4.8 .350 1.9 2.3 .832
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rex Chapman 5 38.4 24.2 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.4 0.0 3.0 2.8 8.2 16.6 .494 4.4 9.6 .458 3.4 5.0 .680
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-98-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Rex Chapman 68 33.3 15.9 0.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.2 1.7 1.5 6.0 14.1 .427 1.8 4.6 .386 2.1 2.8 .781
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rex Chapman 2 29.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 3.0 11.5 .261 0.0 2.5 .000 3.0 3.5 .857
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-99-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Rex Chapman 38 31.1 12.1 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.3 12.1 .359 1.4 4.0 .351 2.0 2.4 .835
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rex Chapman 3 19.3 5.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 2.0 7.0 .286 0.7 2.0 .333 1.0 1.3 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Rex Chapman Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-00-
Team Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Rex Chapman 53 18.1 6.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.3 2.3 6.0 .388 0.8 2.3 .333 1.1 1.5 .756
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rex Chapman ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------