Jim Eakins vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

Jim Eakins

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Eakins 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jim Eakins 2 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jim Eakins 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Jim Eakins 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Eakins 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 5.5 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 3.8 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.3 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 628 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 436 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jim Eakins 148 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jim Eakins 36 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 66 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jim Eakins 115 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .462 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins .844 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 2 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 1 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Jim Eakins 1 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Jim Eakins 1 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 0 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Jim Eakins 3 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .200 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins - Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.