David Lee vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals David Lee 625 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games David Lee 829 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists David Lee 43 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals David Lee 14 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games David Lee 43 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)