JaVale McGee vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and JaVale McGee 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
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)