Kostas Papanikolaou vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Kostas Papanikolaou 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
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)