Kyshawn George vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Kyshawn George, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Kyshawn George played 2 years in the NBA, 6 less than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Kyshawn George had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Kyshawn George 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
Jayson Tatum 8 8 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyshawn George Jayson Tatum
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyshawn George 68 26.5 8.7 0.7 3.5 4.2 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.4 3.0 3.0 8.0 .372 1.7 5.2 .322 1.0 1.4 .753
difference:+12+4.0+5.2+0.1+0.9+0.8+0.9-0.9+2.0+2.4+.103+0.4+2.2+.112+1.7+1.8+.073
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyshawn George 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

Season 2

Kyshawn George Jayson Tatum
Season 2025-262018-19
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyshawn George 3 30.7 20.3 1.0 8.3 9.3 4.3 1.0 1.7 3.3 5.0 7.0 12.3 .568 3.3 6.3 .526 3.0 4.3 .692
difference:+76+0.4+4.6+0.1+3.1+3.3+2.2+0.1+1.0-1.8-2.9+1.1+0.8+.118+1.8+2.4+.153+0.5+1.4+.163
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyshawn George 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

Additional Years

* Jayson Tatum played 6 seasons more than Kyshawn George in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2020 to 2025—Jayson Tatum played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 6 extra years over Kyshawn George, Jayson Tatum got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP