Jim Spanarkel vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Spanarkel: 1979-80 to 1983-84
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Spanarkel 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jim Spanarkel 5 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jim Spanarkel 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Jim Spanarkel 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Spanarkel 0 Jayson Tatum 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 9.7 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 2.5 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 2.2 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 1.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.1 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Spanarkel 2,505 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jim Spanarkel 652 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jim Spanarkel 572 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jim Spanarkel 248 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jim Spanarkel 38 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jim Spanarkel 259 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Spanarkel .470 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Spanarkel .250 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jim Spanarkel .855 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 14.4 (1981) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 3.6 (1981) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 2.8 (1981) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 1.4 (1981) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1981) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.4 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Spanarkel 2 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Jim Spanarkel 1 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Jim Spanarkel 1 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Jim Spanarkel 0 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Jim Spanarkel 0 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Jim Spanarkel 5 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Spanarkel .000 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Jim Spanarkel - Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Jim Spanarkel 1.000 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.4 (1980) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)