John Paxson vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Paxson 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Paxson 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games John Paxson 772 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games John Paxson 119 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)