Chauncey Billups vs. Jayson Tatum: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jayson Tatum and Chauncey Billups to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Jayson Tatum has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Chauncey Billups.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jayson Tatum has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Chauncey Billups scored more points in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jayson Tatum averages 8.4 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (23.6 points against 15.2). On the other hand Chauncey Billups scored a total of 2,018 points more than Jayson Tatum (15,802 vs. 13,784).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 17 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 23.6 | +8.4 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | +2,018 | 17 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13,784 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jayson Tatum has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+410).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 12 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 24.3 | +7.0 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 12 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 2,936 | +410 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 5 | +5 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 29 | +29 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 308 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 375 | +67 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 776 | +226 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 550 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 1,027 | +443 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 584 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | +15 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 57 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 84 | +27 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 123 | +8 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 115 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 143 | +22 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 121 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 3 | +3 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +8.4 | +3.7 | +6.9 | +4.4 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +5.4 | +9 | +458 |
| Jayson Tatum | 23.6 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 45.9 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 37.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 84.0 | 8 | 585 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 4,738 | 11,413 | 41.5 | 1,830 | 4,725 | 38.7 | 4,496 | 5,029 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
| difference: | +2,018 | +51 | +984 | +4.4 | +284 | +544 | +1.7 | +1,836 | +1,862 | +5.4 | +9 | +458 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13,784 | 4,789 | 10,429 | 45.9 | 1,546 | 4,181 | 37.0 | 2,660 | 3,167 | 84.0 | 8 | 585 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +7.0 | +3.1 | +6.2 | +2.8 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +3.9 | +4 | +25 |
| Jayson Tatum | 24.3 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 43.9 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 34.8 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 84.1 | 8 | 121 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 737 | 1,793 | 41.1 | 267 | 729 | 36.6 | 785 | 892 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
| difference: | +410 | +246 | +448 | +2.8 | +25 | +111 | +1.8 | +107 | +86 | +3.9 | +4 | +25 |
| Jayson Tatum | 2,936 | 983 | 2,241 | 43.9 | 292 | 840 | 34.8 | 678 | 806 | 84.1 | 8 | 121 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Chauncey Billups' additional seasons: | ||||
* Chauncey Billups played 12 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2005 to 2014—he averaged 16.7 points in a total of 738 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 18.5 | +18.5 | 2018 | 19 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2019 | 9 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 25.7 | +25.7 | 2020 | 17 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 30.6 | +30.6 | 2021 | 5 |
Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 105 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |