David Rivers vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

David Rivers

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games David Rivers 114 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games David Rivers 6 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)