Sam Lacey vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Sam Lacey 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

Sam Lacey

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Lacey 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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.