Luka Doncic vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and Luka Doncic 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

Luka Doncic

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Luka Doncic: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Luka Doncic 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Luka Doncic 6 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Luka Doncic 4 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Luka Doncic 5 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Luka Doncic 4 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Luka Doncic 4 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Luka Doncic 1 Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Luka Doncic 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 28.7 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 8.7 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.3 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.2 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 11,470 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 3,472 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Luka Doncic 3,317 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Luka Doncic 467 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 182 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Luka Doncic 400 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .470 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .347 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .747 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 33.9 (2024) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.4 (2020) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2024) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.4 (2024) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 32.2 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.3 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 8.0 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.5 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.5 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Luka Doncic 1,062 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Luka Doncic 307 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Luka Doncic 264 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Luka Doncic 48 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Luka Doncic 17 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Luka Doncic 33 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Luka Doncic .465 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Luka Doncic .348 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Luka Doncic .710 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Luka Doncic 35.7 (2021) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Luka Doncic 9.8 (2020) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Luka Doncic 10.3 (2021) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Luka Doncic 1.8 (2022) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Luka Doncic 0.6 (2022) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.