Tyler Herro vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Tyler Herro, 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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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.

Tyler Herro played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Tyler Herro had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Tyler Herro 6 6 2019-20 to 2024-25
Jayson Tatum 8 8 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyler Herro Jayson Tatum
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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%
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
difference:+25+3.1+0.4+0.3+0.6+0.9+0.6+0.4+0.5-0.2-0.7+0.1+1.1+.047+0.8+2.4+.045+1.1+1.4+.044
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%
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870
difference:+2+2.2+2.5+0.2+1.0+0.7+1.0+0.8+0.4-0.2-1.1+0.8+0.5+.038+1.1+2.4+.051+2.1+2.5+.025
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

Tyler Herro Jayson Tatum
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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%
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
difference:+25+0.8+0.6+0.4+0.7+1.0+1.3+0.5+0.4-0.4-0.8+0.2+0.2+.011+0.5+1.6+.013+0.8+0.7+.052
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%
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000
difference:+5+9.5+5.9+0.5+2.9+3.4+0.1+0.8+0.5-1.2-1.8+2.4+2.9+.122+0.4+1.4+.007+1.4+2.5+.256
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

Tyler Herro Jayson Tatum
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
difference:+1.7+2.7+0.5+1.5+2.0+1.0+0.7+0.8-0.3-0.7+0.8+1.6+.003+0.2+0.4+.004+0.9+1.4+.056
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926
difference:+2+15.2+13.1+0.8+5.3+6.1+2.2+0.4+0.8-1.0-1.0+3.6+7.5+.025+1.7+2.7+.144+4.2+5.4+.113
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

Tyler Herro Jayson Tatum
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
difference:+3+0.9+6.3+0.4+1.6+2.0+0.1+0.4+0.3-0.3-0.4+2.2+4.0+.020+0.1+0.4+.008+2.1+2.6+.066
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+4+18.0+18.6+0.6+3.2+3.8+2.6+1.2+0.6-1.6-2.0+4.4+13.2+.133+0.8+3.2+.111+9.0+9.8
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

Tyler Herro Jayson Tatum
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
difference:+34+2.4+6.1+0.6+2.1+2.7+0.1+0.3+0.5-0.7-0.8+1.6+3.1+.012+0.1+0.7+.043+3.0+3.6+.003
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900
difference:+19+4.0+8.8+1.0+2.1+3.1+0.8+0.8+0.9-1.4-1.0+2.4+4.1+.041+0.2+0.4+.044+3.9+5.1+.100
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

Tyler Herro Jayson Tatum
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 77 35.4 23.9 0.5 4.7 5.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 2.6 1.1 8.5 17.9 .472 3.3 8.7 .375 3.7 4.2 .878
difference:+3+1.5+6.2+0.6+3.0+3.6+0.9+0.2+0.5-0.3-1.1+1.3+3.2+.006+0.1+0.6+.025+3.5+4.2+.024
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 4 36.0 17.8 0.0 3.5 3.5 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 16.3 .415 2.3 7.3 .310 2.0 2.5 .800
difference:+16+4.0+9.4+1.3+5.7+7.0+2.5+0.6+1.1-0.5-0.8+2.5+3.9+.043+0.4+0.9+.013+4.0+4.4+.076
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

Additional Years

* Jayson Tatum played 2 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—Jayson Tatum played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 2 extra years over Tyler Herro, Jayson Tatum got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game