Walt Frazier vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum and Walt Frazier 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

Walt Frazier

vs.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Frazier: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Frazier 2 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Walt Frazier 13 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Walt Frazier 8 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Walt Frazier 7 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Walt Frazier 4 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 6 Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Frazier 7 * Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Frazier 7 Earl Tatum 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 18.9 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 5.9 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.1 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 1.9 * Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.2 * Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 15,581 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 4,830 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Walt Frazier 5,040 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Walt Frazier 681 * Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 63 * Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Walt Frazier 825 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .490 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier .000 * Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .786 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 23.2 (1972) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.3 (1973) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 8.2 (1970) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.4 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1980) * Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 20.7 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.2 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 6.4 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 2.1 * Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 * Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Frazier 1,927 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Walt Frazier 666 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Walt Frazier 599 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Walt Frazier 32 * Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Walt Frazier 4 * Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Walt Frazier 93 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Frazier .511 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Walt Frazier - * Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Walt Frazier .751 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Frazier 24.3 (1972) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Frazier 7.9 (1974) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Walt Frazier 9.1 (1969) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Walt Frazier 3.7 (1975) * Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Walt Frazier 0.3 (1974) * Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.