Butch Lee vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Butch Lee 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

Butch Lee

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Lee: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Lee 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Butch Lee 2 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Butch Lee 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Butch Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 8.1 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.4 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.2 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.9 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 773 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 137 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Butch Lee 307 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Butch Lee 87 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Butch Lee 1 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Butch Lee 96 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee .450 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee .761 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 9.2 (1979) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 1.5 (1979) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 3.6 (1979) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 1.0 (1979) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1979) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Lee 2 Jayson Tatum 2,329

Total Rebounds Butch Lee 1 Jayson Tatum 753

Total Assists Butch Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 454

Total Steals Butch Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Butch Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 89

Total Games Butch Lee 3 Jayson Tatum 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Lee - Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Butch Lee - * Jayson Tatum .355

Free Throw Percentage Butch Lee 1.000 Jayson Tatum .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Lee 0.7 (1980) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Lee 0.3 (1980) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Butch Lee 0.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.