RJ Barrett vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and RJ Barrett 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
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 1

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 7 Jayson Tatum 8

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 Jayson Tatum 8

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 Jayson Tatum 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.8 Jayson Tatum 23.6

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.5 Jayson Tatum 7.3

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 Jayson Tatum 3.8

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.7 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 7,634 Jayson Tatum 13,784

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 2,239 Jayson Tatum 4,293

Total Assists RJ Barrett 1,344 Jayson Tatum 2,243

Total Steals RJ Barrett 273 Jayson Tatum 639

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 111 Jayson Tatum 384

Total Games RJ Barrett 405 Jayson Tatum 585

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .443 Jayson Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .347 Jayson Tatum .370

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .698 Jayson Tatum .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 21.1 (2025) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 6.3 (2025) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 (2025) Jayson Tatum 6.0 (2025)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 Jayson Tatum 24.3

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 Jayson Tatum 8.2

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 Jayson Tatum 4.9

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 Jayson Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 Jayson Tatum 2,936

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 Jayson Tatum 989

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 Jayson Tatum 592

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 Jayson Tatum 143

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 Jayson Tatum 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 Jayson Tatum .439

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 Jayson Tatum .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) Jayson Tatum 11.5 (2025)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) Jayson Tatum 2.1 (2025)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)