C.J. McCollum vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and C.J. McCollum 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

C.J. McCollum

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
C.J. McCollum: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons C.J. McCollum 11 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played C.J. McCollum 10 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games C.J. McCollum 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 19.5 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.6 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.8 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.4 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 14,231 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 2,655 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 2,778 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 658 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 302 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games C.J. McCollum 731 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .454 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .399 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .806 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 23.1 (2021) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 (2023) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 5.7 (2023) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.2 (2016) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.6 (2024) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 20.1 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.4 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 3.1 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.9 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.5 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. McCollum 1,344 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds C.J. McCollum 297 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists C.J. McCollum 205 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals C.J. McCollum 57 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks C.J. McCollum 33 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games C.J. McCollum 67 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. McCollum .433 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage C.J. McCollum .368 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage C.J. McCollum .766 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. McCollum 25.3 (2018) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. McCollum 6.7 (2022) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game C.J. McCollum 4.8 (2022) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game C.J. McCollum 1.8 (2024) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game C.J. McCollum 0.8 (2022) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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