Austin Rivers vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Austin Rivers that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Austin Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)