Eric Gordon vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Eric Gordon, 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.
Eric Gordon played 18 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Eric Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 |
| Eric Gordon |
18 |
7 |
2008-09 to 2025-26 |
| Jayson Tatum |
8 |
8 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
78 |
34.3 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.456 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.389 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
.854 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.8 | +2.2 | | +2.4 | +2.4 | +1.2 | | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +.019 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.045 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +.028 |
| 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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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
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 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
62 |
36.0 |
16.9 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
12.6 |
.449 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.371 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
.742 |
| difference: | +17 | +4.9 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +3.0 | +3.4 | +0.9 | | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.001 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.002 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +.113 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
56 |
37.7 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
16.9 |
.450 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.364 |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.825 |
| difference: | +10 | +3.4 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +3.9 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -0.4 | | +0.8 | +1.7 | | +1.0 | +1.9 | +.039 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +.013 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
9 |
34.4 |
20.6 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
7.0 |
15.6 |
.450 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
.250 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.754 |
| difference: | +55 | +1.4 | +5.8 | +0.6 | +4.0 | +4.6 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.1 | | -0.3 | +2.5 | +5.0 | +.009 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +.136 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +.114 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
42 |
30.1 |
17.0 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
13.9 |
.402 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
.324 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.842 |
| difference: | +34 | +5.8 | +9.9 | +0.9 | +5.3 | +6.2 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.5 | +3.7 | +6.7 | +.051 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +.029 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +.011 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
64 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
12.8 |
.436 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
.391 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
.785 |
| difference: | +10 | +4.8 | +14.7 | +0.6 | +5.6 | +6.2 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +4.2 | +8.3 | +.030 | +1.6 | +5.3 | +.041 | +4.5 | +4.9 | +.069 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
61 |
33.1 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
11.4 |
.411 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
.448 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.805 |
| difference: | +13 | +2.6 | +13.5 | +0.4 | +5.1 | +5.5 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +4.4 | +7.9 | +.060 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +.072 | +3.8 | +4.5 | +.028 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
4 |
35.8 |
18.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
15.8 |
.444 |
3.3 |
8.0 |
.406 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.833 |
| difference: | +15 | +4.6 | +6.5 | +0.4 | +7.0 | +7.4 | +2.5 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -0.1 | | +1.4 | +3.8 | +.017 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +.123 | +4.9 | +5.7 | +.028 |
| Jayson Tatum |
19 |
40.4 |
25.0 |
0.9 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
8.4 |
19.6 |
.427 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
.283 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.861 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
45 |
32.9 |
15.2 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
.418 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
.384 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.888 |
| difference: | +27 | +3.5 | +11.6 | +0.5 | +6.0 | +6.5 | +3.3 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.3 | | +4.1 | +8.0 | +.034 | +1.0 | +3.6 | +.041 | +2.5 | +3.3 | +.074 |
| Jayson Tatum |
72 |
36.4 |
26.8 |
0.7 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
9.2 |
20.3 |
.452 |
3.5 |
10.1 |
.343 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.814 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Eric Gordon |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jayson Tatum |
8 |
40.3 |
28.1 |
1.1 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
9.3 |
21.9 |
.423 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
.372 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
.889 |
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Additional Years |
* Eric Gordon played 10 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—Eric Gordon played in 6 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Jayson Tatum, Eric Gordon got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Sixth Man of the Year
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NBA Champion