Patty Mills vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and Patty Mills 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

Patty Mills

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patty Mills: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patty Mills 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Patty Mills 15 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Patty Mills 13 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Patty Mills 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 8.8 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.6 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 7,893 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 1,469 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Patty Mills 1,984 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Patty Mills 568 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Patty Mills 77 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Patty Mills 892 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .424 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .386 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .856 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 11.6 (2020) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.2 (2019) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.5 (2017) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.8 (2014) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.2 (2022) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patty Mills 6.6 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 1.4 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 1.6 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 0.5 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.1 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Patty Mills 650 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Patty Mills 139 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Patty Mills 155 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Patty Mills 51 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Patty Mills 5 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Patty Mills 98 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patty Mills .429 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Patty Mills .380 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Patty Mills .797 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patty Mills 13.4 (2018) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Patty Mills 2.7 (2015) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Patty Mills 3.6 (2019) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Patty Mills 1.0 (2019) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Patty Mills 0.3 (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.