Al Harrington vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Al Harrington, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Al Harrington played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Al Harrington had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Al Harrington 16 7 1998-99 to 2013-14
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-992017-18
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 21 7.6 2.1 1.0 0.9 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.9 2.7 .321 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .600
Jayson Tatum 80 30.5 13.9 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.4 .475 1.3 3.0 .434 2.7 3.2 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 19 35.9 18.5 0.5 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.7 .471 1.2 3.7 .324 4.3 5.1 .845

Season 2

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-002018-19
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 50 17.1 6.6 0.9 2.2 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.4 5.3 .458 0.2 0.7 .235 1.6 2.2 .703
Jayson Tatum 79 31.1 15.7 0.9 5.2 6.0 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 5.9 13.1 .450 1.5 3.9 .373 2.5 2.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 9 32.8 15.2 0.8 5.9 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.3 5.4 12.4 .438 1.1 3.4 .323 3.2 4.3 .744

Season 3

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2000-012019-20
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 78 24.3 7.5 1.5 3.4 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.9 3.1 7.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .143 1.3 2.0 .656
Jayson Tatum 66 34.3 23.4 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 0.9 2.3 2.1 8.4 18.6 .450 2.9 7.1 .403 3.8 4.7 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 3 13.7 1.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.7 0.7 4.3 .154 0.0 0.7 .000 0.3 0.7 .500
Jayson Tatum 17 40.6 25.7 1.3 8.7 10.0 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.4 8.5 19.6 .434 2.8 7.4 .373 5.9 7.2 .813

Season 4

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2001-022020-21
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 44 29.8 13.1 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 1.8 3.8 5.2 11.0 .475 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 3.3 .799
Jayson Tatum 64 35.8 26.4 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.3 1.2 0.5 2.7 1.9 9.5 20.6 .459 2.9 7.6 .386 4.6 5.3 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 5 37.0 30.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.6 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.0 9.4 22.2 .423 2.8 7.2 .389 9.0 9.8 .918

Season 5

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2002-032021-22
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 82 30.1 12.2 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.5 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 4.7 10.9 .434 0.2 0.6 .283 2.6 3.3 .770
Jayson Tatum 76 35.9 26.9 1.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 9.3 20.6 .453 3.0 8.6 .353 5.3 6.2 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 6 17.0 3.0 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.8 1.0 0.5 1.7 3.5 1.2 5.5 .212 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.0 .667
Jayson Tatum 24 41.0 25.6 1.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 1.2 0.9 4.2 3.0 8.4 19.7 .426 3.2 8.2 .393 5.7 7.1 .800

Season 6

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 79 30.9 13.3 2.1 4.4 6.4 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 11.5 .463 0.3 1.0 .273 2.3 3.2 .734
Jayson Tatum 74 36.9 30.1 1.1 7.7 8.8 4.6 1.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 9.8 21.1 .466 3.2 9.3 .350 7.2 8.4 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 16 26.8 9.5 2.1 4.3 6.4 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.8 3.5 3.8 8.8 .429 0.1 0.3 .400 1.9 3.4 .545
Jayson Tatum 20 40.0 27.2 1.3 9.2 10.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 2.2 9.3 20.2 .458 2.7 8.2 .323 6.0 6.9 .876

Season 7

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 66 38.6 17.5 2.2 4.8 7.0 3.2 1.3 0.2 3.1 3.8 6.9 14.9 .459 0.2 1.1 .216 3.6 5.3 .672
Jayson Tatum 74 35.7 26.9 0.9 7.2 8.1 4.9 1.0 0.6 2.5 2.0 9.1 19.3 .471 3.1 8.2 .376 5.6 6.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 10 39.2 24.3 0.6 9.8 10.4 5.8 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.8 7.7 17.9 .430 1.8 6.4 .281 7.1 8.2 .866

Season 8

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-06-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 76 36.6 18.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 3.1 1.1 0.2 2.6 4.0 7.3 16.1 .452 0.9 2.5 .346 3.2 4.6 .694
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2006-07-
Team Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 78 32.9 16.5 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.9 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.4 6.3 13.9 .457 1.6 3.8 .433 2.2 3.1 .694
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 11 23.8 10.2 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.9 3.6 3.5 8.9 .398 1.4 3.5 .395 1.7 2.7 .633
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2007-08-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 81 27.0 13.6 1.3 4.1 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.1 3.3 5.0 11.4 .434 1.9 5.0 .375 1.8 2.3 .774
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2008-09-
Team Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 73 34.9 20.1 1.4 4.9 6.2 1.4 1.2 0.3 2.2 3.1 7.3 16.6 .439 2.3 6.4 .364 3.2 4.0 .793
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2009-10-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 72 30.5 17.7 1.2 4.4 5.6 1.5 0.9 0.4 1.8 2.9 6.2 14.3 .435 1.9 5.7 .342 3.3 4.4 .757
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2010-11-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 73 22.8 10.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.5 2.8 3.8 9.2 .416 1.6 4.5 .357 1.2 1.6 .735
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 5 14.0 5.6 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 1.4 2.0 4.4 .455 1.0 2.0 .500 0.6 0.8 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2011-12-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 64 27.5 14.2 1.1 5.0 6.1 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.8 2.8 5.4 12.1 .446 1.6 4.7 .333 1.9 2.8 .676
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 7 23.3 9.7 1.0 3.3 4.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.9 3.4 10.7 .320 1.4 5.0 .286 1.4 2.1 .667
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2012-13-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 10 11.9 5.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.0 5.7 .351 0.8 3.0 .267 0.3 0.4 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Al Harrington Jayson Tatum
Season 2013-14-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 34 15.0 6.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.0 2.1 2.4 6.1 .396 1.0 2.9 .340 0.8 1.0 .771
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Harrington 7 8.4 2.4 0.1 2.1 2.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 2.0 0.9 2.1 .400 0.0 1.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .714
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------