Alex Sarr vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Alex Sarr, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Alex Sarr played 1 year in the NBA, 7 less than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Alex Sarr had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Alex Sarr | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 8 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Alex Sarr | Jayson Tatum | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Alex Sarr | 67 | 27.1 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 12.4 | .394 | 1.6 | 5.1 | .308 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .679 |
| difference: | +13 | +3.4 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +.081 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +.126 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.147 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Alex Sarr | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Jayson Tatum played 7 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2019 to 2025—Jayson Tatum played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Alex Sarr, Jayson Tatum got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |