Jim Farmer vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Jim Farmer 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
Jim Farmer: 1987-88 to 1993-94
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Farmer 0 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons Jim Farmer 5 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played Jim Farmer 2 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games Jim Farmer 0 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Farmer 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Farmer 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 5.3 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 715 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 186 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists Jim Farmer 111 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals Jim Farmer 42 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 4 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games Jim Farmer 136 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .428 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .282 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer .730 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 9.4 (1991) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 2.5 (1991) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 1.4 (1991) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.5 (1991) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.1 (1991) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 0.8 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.2 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Farmer 4 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds Jim Farmer 4 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists Jim Farmer 1 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals Jim Farmer 0 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks Jim Farmer 0 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games Jim Farmer 5 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Farmer .250 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage Jim Farmer .000 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Jim Farmer - Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Farmer 1.3 (1988) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Jim Farmer 0.3 (1988) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Jim Farmer 0.0 (1989) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)