Benoit Benjamin vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Benoit Benjamin, 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.

Benoit Benjamin played 15 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Benoit Benjamin had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Benoit Benjamin 15 3 1985-86 to 1999-00
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1985-862017-18
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 79 26.4 11.1 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.0 0.8 2.6 1.8 3.6 4.1 8.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .333 2.9 3.9 .746
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 %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 72 31.0 11.5 1.9 6.3 8.1 1.9 0.8 2.6 2.6 3.5 4.4 9.9 .449 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.7 .715
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 %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 66 32.9 13.0 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.6 0.8 3.4 3.4 3.1 5.2 10.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.9 .706
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 %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1988-892020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 79 32.7 16.4 2.1 6.7 8.8 2.0 0.7 2.8 3.0 2.8 6.2 11.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.4 .744
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 %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 71 32.6 13.5 2.2 7.1 9.3 2.2 0.8 2.6 2.6 3.1 5.1 9.7 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.5 .732
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 %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 70 31.9 14.0 2.2 8.1 10.3 1.7 0.8 2.1 3.4 2.6 5.5 11.1 .496 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.2 .712
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 5 32.6 13.8 1.4 5.2 6.6 0.2 0.6 2.6 2.2 3.4 4.0 8.2 .488 0.0 0.0 - 5.8 6.4 .906
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 63 30.8 14.0 2.1 6.1 8.1 1.2 0.6 1.9 2.8 2.9 5.6 11.7 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 4.0 .687
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 9 17.9 6.1 1.1 4.0 5.1 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.2 2.6 4.6 .561 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.0 .500
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

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1992-93-
Team Seattle Supersonics, Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 59 12.8 5.7 0.9 2.7 3.5 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.3 2.3 4.6 .491 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .663
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1993-94-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets 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 %
Benoit Benjamin 77 23.6 9.3 1.8 4.7 6.5 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.3 2.6 3.7 7.6 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.8 .710
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin 4 27.0 5.3 1.3 4.0 5.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.3 4.0 1.8 4.3 .412 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.0 .875
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-95-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 61 26.2 11.1 1.5 5.7 7.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.5 4.4 8.7 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.9 .760
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1995-96-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies, Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 83 22.8 8.8 1.7 4.8 6.5 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.5 7.1 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .722
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-97-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 4 11.0 3.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 1.3 3.0 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-98-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 14 14.1 4.5 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 1.6 2.9 .537 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .633
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-99-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 6 5.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.3 1.2 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Benoit Benjamin Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-00-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Benoit Benjamin 3 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Benoit Benjamin ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------