Nicolas Batum vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Nicolas Batum, 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 / 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.

Nicolas Batum played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Nicolas Batum had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Nicolas Batum 16 9 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2008-092017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Nicolas Batum 79 18.4 5.4 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.6 .446 0.8 2.1 .369 0.5 0.7 .808
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 10.5 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 .556 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2009-102018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Nicolas Batum 37 24.8 10.1 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.8 7.2 .519 1.5 3.6 .409 1.2 1.4 .843
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 23.2 8.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.2 2.8 6.2 .459 1.5 3.5 .429 1.0 1.3 .750
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
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Nicolas Batum 80 31.5 12.4 1.4 3.2 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.4 4.6 10.1 .455 1.5 4.3 .345 1.7 2.1 .841
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 %
Nicolas Batum 6 25.2 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.3 3.2 7.7 .413 1.2 4.3 .269 0.5 0.7 .750
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
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston 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 %
Nicolas Batum 59 30.4 13.9 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.9 10.9 .451 1.8 4.6 .391 2.3 2.7 .836
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston 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 %
Nicolas Batum 73 38.5 14.3 1.3 4.3 5.6 4.9 1.2 1.1 2.6 1.9 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.1 .372 2.4 2.9 .848
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 %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
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
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Nicolas Batum 82 36.0 13.0 1.4 6.0 7.5 5.1 0.9 0.7 2.5 1.9 4.6 10.0 .465 1.8 4.9 .361 2.0 2.5 .803
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 %
Nicolas Batum 11 41.7 15.2 0.9 6.7 7.6 4.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 1.9 6.1 12.9 .472 1.9 5.5 .350 1.1 1.4 .800
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
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Nicolas Batum 71 33.5 9.4 0.9 5.0 5.9 4.8 1.1 0.6 1.9 1.5 3.4 8.5 .400 1.4 4.4 .324 1.2 1.4 .857
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 %
Nicolas Batum 5 41.8 14.2 1.2 7.4 8.6 5.2 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.2 4.8 14.0 .343 2.6 7.8 .333 2.0 2.6 .769
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

Season 8
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2015-16-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets 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 %
Nicolas Batum 70 35.0 14.9 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 1.6 5.3 12.5 .426 2.0 5.7 .348 2.3 2.7 .849
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 5 28.8 11.4 0.4 3.2 3.6 2.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.2 3.4 9.0 .378 1.2 4.4 .273 3.4 4.0 .850
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2016-17-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Nicolas Batum 77 34.0 15.1 0.6 5.6 6.2 5.9 1.1 0.4 2.5 1.4 5.1 12.7 .403 1.8 5.3 .333 3.2 3.7 .856
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2017-18-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 64 31.0 11.6 0.9 3.9 4.8 5.5 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.1 4.2 10.2 .415 1.4 4.3 .336 1.7 2.0 .831
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 75 31.4 9.3 0.9 4.3 5.2 3.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 1.9 3.4 7.5 .450 1.5 4.0 .389 1.0 1.2 .865
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2019-20-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 22 23.0 3.6 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.9 1.3 3.7 .346 0.6 2.2 .286 0.4 0.5 .900
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 67 27.4 8.1 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.9 6.1 .464 1.6 4.1 .404 0.7 0.9 .828
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 19 29.2 8.1 1.0 4.5 5.5 2.1 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.8 5.7 .486 1.5 3.8 .389 1.0 1.2 .826
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 59 24.8 8.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 1.7 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.4 3.0 6.6 .463 1.8 4.6 .400 0.4 0.6 .658
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 78 21.9 6.1 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 4.9 .420 1.6 4.1 .391 0.4 0.6 .708
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 5 18.4 4.4 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 1.6 3.8 .421 1.2 3.4 .353 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Nicolas Batum Jayson Tatum
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 60 25.5 5.3 1.2 3.0 4.1 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.9 4.3 .453 1.2 3.1 .395 0.3 0.4 .714
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nicolas Batum 6 28.3 6.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.2 2.0 4.8 .414 1.5 3.7 .409 0.8 1.3 .625
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
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