John Lambert vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and John Lambert, 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.

John Lambert and Jayson Tatum both played 7 years in the NBA. John Lambert had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
John Lambert 7 5 1975-76 to 1981-82
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
John Lambert 54 6.2 2.3 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 - 1.0 0.9 2.0 .445 - - - 0.5 0.7 .676
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 %
John Lambert 6 5.7 2.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 - 1.2 0.8 2.2 .385 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
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
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
John Lambert 63 8.8 2.5 1.0 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 - 1.2 1.1 2.5 .427 - - - 0.4 0.6 .694
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 %
John Lambert 3 6.3 1.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.3 0.7 1.3 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
John Lambert 76 14.1 4.1 1.6 2.6 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 2.2 1.9 4.4 .423 - - - 0.4 0.6 .563
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 %
John Lambert 2 9.5 1.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
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
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston 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 %
John Lambert 70 14.7 4.7 1.7 2.5 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.3 2.1 4.7 .450 - - - 0.5 0.8 .636
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 %
John Lambert ------- --- ----------
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
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston 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 %
John Lambert 74 17.9 5.4 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9 2.7 2.2 5.4 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .723
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 %
John Lambert ------- --- ----------
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
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Kansas City KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
John Lambert 46 10.5 3.3 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.7 1.5 3.6 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.5 .783
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 %
John Lambert 15 11.7 3.3 1.3 1.2 2.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.4 1.5 3.6 .407 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.4 .833
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
John Lambert Jayson Tatum
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Kansas City Kings, San Antonio SpursBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
John Lambert 63 12.1 3.3 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.0 1.4 3.1 .437 0.0 0.1 .143 0.5 0.7 .810
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 %
John Lambert 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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
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