Mark Price vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Mark Price, 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.

Mark Price played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Mark Price had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Mark Price 12 7 1986-87 to 1997-98
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Mark Price 67 18.2 6.9 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.1 2.6 6.3 .408 0.3 1.0 .329 1.4 1.7 .833
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
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

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1987-882018-19
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 %
Mark Price 80 32.8 16.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.2 2.3 1.5 6.2 12.2 .506 0.9 1.9 .486 2.8 3.2 .877
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 %
Mark Price 5 41.0 21.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 7.6 13.4 .567 1.0 2.4 .417 4.8 5.0 .960
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

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Mark Price 75 36.4 18.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 8.4 1.5 0.1 2.8 1.3 7.1 13.4 .526 1.2 2.8 .441 3.5 3.9 .901
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 %
Mark Price 4 39.5 16.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 0.0 4.8 0.8 5.5 14.3 .386 1.5 4.0 .375 3.5 3.8 .933
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

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Mark Price 73 37.1 19.6 0.9 2.5 3.4 9.1 1.6 0.1 2.9 1.2 6.7 14.6 .459 2.1 5.1 .406 4.1 4.6 .888
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 %
Mark Price 5 38.4 20.0 0.0 2.8 2.8 8.8 1.8 0.2 3.0 1.8 6.4 12.2 .525 1.2 3.4 .353 6.0 6.0 1.000
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

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1990-912021-22
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 %
Mark Price 16 35.7 16.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 10.4 2.6 0.1 3.5 1.4 6.1 12.2 .497 1.1 3.3 .340 3.7 3.9 .952
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 %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
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

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
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 %
Mark Price 72 29.7 17.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 7.4 1.3 0.2 2.2 1.6 6.1 12.5 .488 1.4 3.6 .387 3.8 4.0 .947
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 %
Mark Price 17 35.5 19.2 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.5 1.4 0.2 3.3 2.0 6.9 14.0 .496 1.5 4.1 .362 3.9 4.3 .904
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

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Mark Price 75 31.7 18.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 8.0 1.2 0.1 2.6 1.4 6.4 13.1 .484 1.6 3.9 .416 3.9 4.1 .948
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 %
Mark Price 9 32.0 13.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 6.1 1.7 0.0 3.7 1.4 4.8 10.8 .443 0.9 2.9 .308 2.6 2.7 .958
Jayson Tatum 11 39.7 25.4 0.7 9.8 10.5 5.6 1.2 0.7 2.3 2.9 8.1 18.6 .434 1.8 6.5 .278 7.4 8.5 .862

Season 8

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1993-94-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Mark Price 76 31.4 17.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.8 1.4 0.1 2.5 1.2 6.3 13.2 .478 1.6 3.9 .397 3.1 3.5 .888
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price 3 34.0 15.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.7 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 14.3 .349 0.7 3.0 .222 4.3 4.7 .929
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-95-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Mark Price 48 28.6 15.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 7.0 0.7 0.1 3.0 1.0 5.3 12.8 .413 2.1 5.3 .407 3.1 3.4 .914
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price 4 35.8 15.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.5 1.5 0.0 4.5 1.3 3.0 10.0 .300 1.0 4.3 .235 8.0 8.3 .970
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1995-96-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price 7 18.1 8.0 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.6 8.6 .300 1.4 4.3 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
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Season 11

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-97-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price 70 26.8 11.3 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.9 1.0 0.0 2.3 1.4 3.8 8.4 .447 1.6 4.0 .396 2.2 2.4 .906
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
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Season 12

Mark Price Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-98-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price 63 22.7 9.5 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.6 1.5 3.6 8.4 .431 0.8 2.5 .335 1.4 1.6 .845
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Price ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------