Rick Roberson vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Roberson: 1969-70 to 1975-76
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Roberson 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Rick Roberson 7 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Rick Roberson 2 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Rick Roberson 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Roberson 0 Jayson Tatum 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Roberson 9.0 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Roberson 8.3 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Rick Roberson 1.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Rick Roberson 0.6 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Roberson 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Roberson 3,826 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Rick Roberson 3,522 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Rick Roberson 591 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Rick Roberson 90 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Rick Roberson 80 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Rick Roberson 423 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Roberson .440 Jayson Tatum .460

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Roberson .585 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Roberson 13.5 (1974) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Roberson 12.7 (1972) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Roberson 2.2 (1973) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Rick Roberson 0.9 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Rick Roberson 0.8 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Roberson 2.6 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Roberson 2.3 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Rick Roberson 0.2 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Rick Roberson - * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Roberson - * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Roberson 46 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Rick Roberson 42 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Rick Roberson 4 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Rick Roberson 0 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Rick Roberson 0 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Rick Roberson 18 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Roberson .383 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Rick Roberson - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Rick Roberson .588 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Roberson 2.7 (1971) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Roberson 2.9 (1971) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Rick Roberson 0.4 (1971) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Roberson - * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Rick Roberson - * 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.