John Salley vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Salley 0 Jayson Tatum 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists John Salley 916 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals John Salley 451 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games John Salley 748 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists John Salley 104 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals John Salley 49 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games John Salley 134 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)