Porter Meriwether vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.