Russ Lee vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Jayson Tatum 4.7

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Jayson Tatum 2,479

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Jayson Tatum 817

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Jayson Tatum 488

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Jayson Tatum 116

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Jayson Tatum 95

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Jayson Tatum 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .352

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Jayson Tatum .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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.