Sam Cassell vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Sam Cassell, 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.
Sam Cassell played 15 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Sam Cassell had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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 |
| Sam Cassell |
15 |
11 |
1993-94 to 2007-08 |
| Jayson Tatum |
8 |
8 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
66 |
17.0 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.418 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.295 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.841 |
| difference: | +14 | +13.5 | +7.2 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +3.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | | | +2.5 | +4.5 | +.057 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +.139 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.015 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
22 |
21.7 |
9.4 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
7.3 |
.394 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.378 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
.865 |
| difference: | +3 | +14.2 | +9.1 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +3.6 | +6.4 | +.077 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +.054 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +.020 |
| 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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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
82 |
23.0 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
7.2 |
.427 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.330 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.843 |
| difference: | +3 | +8.1 | +6.2 | +0.4 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +2.8 | | +0.5 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +2.8 | +5.9 | +.023 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +.043 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.012 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
22 |
22.0 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.438 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
.400 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
.835 |
| difference: | +13 | +10.8 | +4.2 | +0.4 | +4.4 | +4.8 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -0.7 | +2.0 | +4.7 | | | +0.7 | +.077 | | +0.4 | +.091 |
| 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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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
61 |
27.6 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.439 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.348 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.825 |
| difference: | +5 | +6.7 | +8.9 | +0.2 | +3.8 | +3.9 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +3.7 | +7.8 | +.011 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +.055 | +0.1 | | +.013 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
8 |
25.8 |
10.4 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
10.1 |
.321 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
.276 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.793 |
| difference: | +9 | +14.8 | +15.3 | +1.2 | +6.7 | +7.9 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | +5.2 | +9.5 | +.113 | +1.8 | +3.8 | +.097 | +3.0 | +3.6 | +.020 |
| 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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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
61 |
28.1 |
15.9 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
5.5 |
12.8 |
.430 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.351 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.845 |
| difference: | +3 | +7.7 | +10.5 | | +4.4 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +4.0 | +7.8 | +.029 | +1.6 | +3.8 | +.035 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.023 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
75 |
34.7 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
6.8 |
15.4 |
.441 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.188 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
.860 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.2 | +7.3 | +0.1 | +4.8 | +5.0 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -1.2 | +2.5 | +5.2 | +.012 | +2.8 | +7.5 | +.165 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.007 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
3 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +21 | +32.0 | +23.6 | +0.7 | +5.0 | +5.7 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +0.6 | -3.5 | -0.7 | +7.4 | +16.7 | +.093 | +3.2 | +8.2 | | +5.7 | +7.1 | |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
8 |
24.9 |
15.9 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
11.6 |
.419 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.200 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
.940 |
| difference: | +66 | +12.0 | +14.2 | +0.5 | +6.4 | +6.9 | +0.1 | | +0.7 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +4.9 | +9.5 | +.047 | +2.9 | +8.0 | +.150 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +.086 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
3 |
34.3 |
15.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
10.7 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
.875 |
| difference: | +17 | +5.7 | +11.9 | +1.3 | +7.2 | +8.5 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -2.5 | +4.0 | +9.5 | +.042 | +2.7 | +7.9 | +.323 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.001 |
| 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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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
81 |
35.8 |
18.6 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
6.7 |
14.4 |
.466 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.289 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
.876 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.1 | +8.3 | | +4.3 | +4.4 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | +2.4 | +4.9 | +.005 | +2.8 | +7.1 | +.087 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +.043 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
5 |
35.6 |
15.8 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
9.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
14.4 |
.417 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.200 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.857 |
| difference: | +14 | +4.8 | +9.2 | +0.9 | +5.4 | +6.3 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -0.8 | -1.0 | +2.4 | +5.2 | +.010 | +1.9 | +6.3 | +.083 | +2.6 | +3.0 | +.004 |
| Jayson Tatum |
19 |
40.4 |
25.0 |
0.9 |
8.8 |
9.7 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
8.4 |
19.6 |
.427 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
.283 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.861 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
76 |
35.6 |
18.2 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.474 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.306 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
.858 |
| difference: | +4 | +0.8 | +8.6 | +0.1 | +4.8 | +4.9 | +1.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | | -0.6 | +2.1 | +5.4 | +.022 | +3.1 | +8.8 | +.037 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +.044 |
| Jayson Tatum |
72 |
36.4 |
26.8 |
0.7 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
9.2 |
20.3 |
.452 |
3.5 |
10.1 |
.343 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
.814 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Sam Cassell |
18 |
37.9 |
17.4 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
6.1 |
15.4 |
.396 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.333 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
.866 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.4 | +10.7 | +0.4 | +6.5 | +6.9 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -0.4 | -1.6 | +3.2 | +6.5 | +.027 | +3.0 | +8.1 | +.039 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.023 |
| Jayson Tatum |
8 |
40.3 |
28.1 |
1.1 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
5.4 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
9.3 |
21.9 |
.423 |
3.6 |
9.8 |
.372 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
.889 |
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Additional Years |
* Sam Cassell played 7 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2002 to 2008—Sam Cassell played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Jayson Tatum, Sam Cassell got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion