Jerome Kersey vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

Jerome Kersey

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Kersey 1 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jerome Kersey 17 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jerome Kersey 15 Jayson Tatum 6

All-Star Games Jerome Kersey 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerome Kersey 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerome Kersey 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 10.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.5 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.9 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.2 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.7 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 11,825 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 6,339 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 2,134 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 1,439 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 799 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jerome Kersey 1,153 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .465 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .201 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .690 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 12.4 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.7 Jayson Tatum 7.6

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.3 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.6 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 1,557 Jayson Tatum 2,236

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 717 Jayson Tatum 713

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 233 Jayson Tatum 430

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 168 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 80 Jayson Tatum 87

Total Games Jerome Kersey 126 Jayson Tatum 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .469 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .095 Jayson Tatum .359

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .727 Jayson Tatum .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)