Gaylon Nickerson vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 4.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 2,479

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 817

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 488

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 116

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 95

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jayson Tatum 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum .352

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)