Tyson Chandler vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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.

Rookie Season
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2001-02	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	71	19.6	6.1	1.6	3.2	4.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.5	2.1	4.3	.497	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.1	.604
difference:	+9	+10.9	+7.8	+1.0	+1.2	+0.2	+0.8	+0.6	+0.6		-0.4	+2.9	+6.1	+.022	+1.3	+3.0		+0.8	+0.1	+.222
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		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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 3
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2003-04	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	35	22.3	6.1	2.3	5.4	7.7	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.1	2.5	1.9	4.5	.424	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.669
difference:	+31	+12.0	+17.3	+1.3	+0.6	+0.7	+2.3	+0.9	+0.3	-1.2	-0.4	+6.5	+14.1	+.026	+2.9	+7.1		+1.5	+1.3	+.143
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		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2004-05	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	80	27.4	8.0	3.3	6.4	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	1.5	3.4	2.6	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.2	.673
difference:	+16	+8.4	+18.4	+2.5	+0.2	+2.3	+3.5	+0.3	+1.3	-1.2	-1.5	+6.9	+15.4	+.035	+2.9	+7.6		+1.8	+1.1	+.195
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		%
Tyson Chandler	6	29.0	11.7	4.8	4.8	9.7	1.3	0.2	2.2	1.3	4.5	3.2	6.7	.475	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.7	.696
difference:	+1	+8.0	+18.9	+4.2	+0.4	+3.9	+3.3	+1.0	+0.6	-1.3	-1.5	+6.2	+15.5	+.052	+2.8	+7.2		+3.7	+2.1	+.222
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
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2005-06	2021-22
Team	Chicago Bulls	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	79	26.8	5.3	3.4	5.7	9.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.6	3.8	2.0	3.6	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.4	.503
difference:	+3	+9.1	+21.6	+2.3	+1.2	+1.0	+3.4	+0.5	+0.7	-1.3	-1.5	+7.3	+17.0	+.112	+3.0	+8.6		+4.1	+3.8	+.350
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		%
Tyson Chandler	6	17.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.8	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.300
difference:	+18	+23.7	+23.8	+0.3	+2.5	+2.2	+5.7	+0.9	+0.6	-3.2	-1.8	+7.7	+18.7	+.241	+3.2	+8.2		+5.2	+5.4	+.500
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
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2006-07	2022-23
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did not play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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		%
Tyson Chandler	73	34.6	9.5	4.4	8.0	12.4	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.7	3.3	4.0	6.4	.624	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.8	.527
difference:	+1	+2.3	+20.6	+3.3	+0.3	+3.6	+3.7	+0.6	+1.1	-1.2	-1.1	+5.8	+14.7	+.158	+3.2	+9.3		+5.7	+5.6	+.327
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		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2007-08	2023-24
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	79	35.2	11.8	4.1	7.7	11.7	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.7	3.1	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.7	.593
difference:	+5	+0.5	+15.1	+3.2	+0.5	+3.6	+3.9	+0.4	+0.5	-0.8	-1.1	+4.3	+11.6	+.152	+3.1	+8.2		+3.4	+3.0	+.240
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		%
Tyson Chandler	12	34.3	8.0	3.8	6.5	10.3	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.8	3.6	3.6	5.7	.632	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.625
difference:	+7	+6.1	+17.0	+2.9	+2.3	+0.6	+5.9	+0.7	+1.0	-1.8	-0.8	+4.8	+13.9	+.205	+2.1	+7.3		+5.4	+5.9	+.236
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

Season 8
	Tyson Chandler	Jayson Tatum
Season	2008-09	2024-25
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	45	32.1	8.8	3.6	5.1	8.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.6	3.2	3.6	6.3	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.0	.579
difference:	+27	+4.3	+18.0	+2.9	+2.9		+5.5	+0.8	+0.7	-1.3	-1.0	+5.6	+14.0	+.113	+3.5	+10.1		+3.3	+3.1	+.235
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	4	23.5	3.8	2.0	3.3	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	4.3	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.500
difference:	+4	+16.8	+24.3	+0.9	+7.1	+6.2	+4.9	+1.6	+0.5	-1.3	-1.7	+7.8	+18.9	+.077	+3.6	+9.8		+5.2	+5.3	+.389
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

Additional Years
* Tyson Chandler played 11 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2010 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Jayson Tatum, Tyson Chandler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 All-Star Game