Roy Tarpley vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Roy Tarpley, 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.
Roy Tarpley played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Roy Tarpley 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 |
Roy Tarpley |
6 |
3 |
1986-87 to 1994-95 |
Jayson Tatum |
7 |
7 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
75 |
18.7 |
7.5 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
4 |
28.5 |
13.3 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
10.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
12.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.714 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
81 |
28.5 |
13.5 |
4.4 |
7.4 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
11.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.740 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
17 |
33.1 |
17.9 |
5.2 |
7.7 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
14.2 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.740 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
19 |
31.1 |
17.3 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
12.7 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
.688 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
45 |
36.6 |
16.8 |
4.2 |
8.9 |
13.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
7.0 |
15.5 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
.756 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
3 |
43.0 |
16.7 |
3.0 |
12.3 |
15.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
.500 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
5 |
34.2 |
20.4 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
8.6 |
15.8 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.889 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Note: Roy Tarpley didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
55 |
24.6 |
12.6 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
11.1 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.278 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
.836 |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Roy Tarpley |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jayson Tatum |
9 |
38.7 |
24.2 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
18.1 |
.417 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
.263 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
.859 |