Jerry Bird vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Bird 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Bird 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 7.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 2,421

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 796

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 474

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 110

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 94

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Jayson Tatum 102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum .441

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .352

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.