Rick Barry vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Rick Barry 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
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jayson Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jayson Tatum 5

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jayson Tatum 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jayson Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jayson Tatum 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.