Jayson Tatum vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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, 7 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Jayson Tatum had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jayson Tatum | 8 | 8 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jayson Tatum | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals | Did Not Play |
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| 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 | +4.6 | +3.5 | +0.5 | +2.1 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.050 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +.082 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +.004 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Jayson Tatum played 7 seasons more than Jaylen Wells 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 Jaylen Wells, 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 |