Jayson Tatum vs. Jason Terry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Terry and Jayson Tatum, 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.

Jayson Tatum played 8 years in the NBA, 11 less than Jason Terry, who played 19. Jayson Tatum had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jason Terry had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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.

Rookie Season
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2017-18	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+1	+7.2	+5.8	+0.3	+2.6	+3.0	+2.7	+0.1	+0.6	-0.5	-0.5	+1.9	+3.0	+.060	+0.7	+1.1	+.141	+1.3	+1.5	+.019
Jason Terry	81	23.3	8.1	0.3	1.8	2.0	4.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.6	3.1	7.4	.415	0.6	1.9	.293	1.4	1.7	.807
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Jason Terry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2019-20	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+12	+3.7	+4.1	+0.5	+3.1	+3.5	+2.7	+0.4	+0.7		-0.1	+1.7	+3.0	+.020	+0.7	+1.4	+.016	+0.2	+0.3	+.023
Jason Terry	78	38.0	19.3	0.5	2.9	3.5	5.7	1.8	0.2	2.3	2.0	6.7	15.6	.430	2.2	5.7	.387	3.6	4.4	.835
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Jason Terry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2020-21	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+17	+2.2	+9.2	+0.3	+3.6	+4.0	+3.1	+0.4	+0.3	-0.4	-0.3	+3.5	+6.5	+.031	+0.9	+2.3	+.015	+1.4	+1.7	+.019
Jason Terry	81	38.0	17.2	0.5	3.0	3.4	7.4	1.6	0.2	3.1	2.2	6.0	14.1	.428	2.0	5.3	.371	3.2	3.6	.887
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Jason Terry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2021-22	2003-04
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+1.4	+10.1	+0.5	+3.4	+3.9	+1.0	+0.5	+0.4	-0.1	-0.1	+3.1	+5.8	+.036	+1.2	+3.4	+.006	+2.6	+3.0	+.026
Jason Terry	81	37.3	16.8	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.4	1.5	0.2	2.8	2.4	6.2	14.8	.417	1.8	5.2	.347	2.7	3.2	.827
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Jason Terry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2022-23	2004-05
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+6.9	+17.7	+0.6	+5.8	+6.4	+0.8	+0.3	+0.5	-1.1		+5.1	+11.8	+.035	+1.9	+6.2	+.070	+5.4	+6.2	+.010
Jason Terry	80	30.0	12.4	0.5	1.9	2.4	5.4	1.4	0.2	1.8	2.2	4.7	9.3	.501	1.3	3.1	.420	1.8	2.2	.844
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+7	+1.5	+9.7	+0.6	+5.7	+6.3	+0.7	+0.2	+0.6	-0.5		+3.1	+7.9	+.048	+0.6	+4.0	+.168	+3.1	+3.6	+.008
Jason Terry	13	38.5	17.5	0.7	3.5	4.2	4.6	1.3	0.5	2.3	2.2	6.2	12.3	.506	2.1	4.2	.491	2.9	3.3	.884

Season 7
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2023-24	2005-06
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+0.7	+9.8	+0.5	+5.6	+6.1	+1.1	+0.3	+0.3	-0.8	-0.5	+2.6	+5.6	+.001	+1.0	+3.0	+.035	+3.5	+4.1	+.033
Jason Terry	80	35.0	17.1	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	1.7	2.5	6.5	13.7	.470	2.1	5.2	.411	2.1	2.6	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+2.0	+6.1	+0.4	+6.4	+6.8	+2.5	+0.1	+0.7	-0.6	-0.3	+1.0	+2.8	+.015	+0.7	+2.7	+.024	+3.5	+4.0	+.030
Jason Terry	22	38.4	18.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.8	1.2	0.0	2.0	2.5	7.4	16.8	.442	1.4	4.6	.307	2.7	3.2	.831

Season 8
	Jayson Tatum	Jason Terry
Season	2024-25	2006-07
Team	Boston Celtics	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+9	+1.3	+10.1	+0.2	+5.7	+5.8	+0.8	+0.1	+0.3	-1.0	-0.1	+2.9	+7.2	+.032	+1.5	+5.5	+.095	+3.0	+3.6	+.010
Jason Terry	81	35.1	16.7	0.5	2.3	2.9	5.2	1.0	0.2	1.9	2.1	6.3	13.1	.484	2.0	4.6	.438	2.0	2.5	.804
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+2.1	+11.1	+0.6	+8.6	+9.2	+1.7	+1.3	+0.5	-0.5	-0.6	+2.8	+6.6	+.001	+2.1	+4.5	+.091	+3.5	+3.8	+.056
Jason Terry	6	38.2	17.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.7	0.8	0.3	2.8	2.0	6.5	15.3	.424	1.5	5.3	.281	2.5	3.0	.833

Additional Years
* Jason Terry played 11 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2008 to 2018—Jason Terry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Jayson Tatum, Jason Terry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Sixth Man of the Year