Rick Adelman vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Jayson Tatum 7.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Jayson Tatum 2,363

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Jayson Tatum 776

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Jayson Tatum 462

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Jayson Tatum 93

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Jayson Tatum 100

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Jayson Tatum .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .353

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Jayson Tatum .831

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.