Jayson Tatum vs. Andrew Wiggins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andrew Wiggins and Jayson Tatum 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.

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Jayson Tatum has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andrew Wiggins.

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 Andrew Wiggins 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jayson Tatum averages 5.2 points more than Andrew Wiggins in his 12 seasons (23.6 points against 18.4). On the other hand Andrew Wiggins scored a total of 862 points more than Jayson Tatum (14,646 vs. 13,784).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jayson Tatum 23.6
+5.2
8
Andrew Wiggins 18.4
12

Total Points

Seasons
Jayson Tatum 13,784
8
Andrew Wiggins 14,646
+862
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jayson Tatum has a better career point average than Andrew Wiggins (+8.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,231).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jayson Tatum 24.3
+8.3
8
Andrew Wiggins 16.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jayson Tatum 2,936
+2,231
8
Andrew Wiggins 705
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 1
+1
Andrew Wiggins 0

50+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 5
+5
Andrew Wiggins 0

40+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 29
+19
Andrew Wiggins 10

30+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 162
+110
Andrew Wiggins 52

20+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 375
+39
Andrew Wiggins 336

10+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 550
Andrew Wiggins 721
+171

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jayson Tatum 584
Andrew Wiggins 794
+210

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jayson Tatum 1
Andrew Wiggins 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 2
+2
Andrew Wiggins 0

40+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 5
+5
Andrew Wiggins 0

30+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 34
+34
Andrew Wiggins 0

20+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 84
+75
Andrew Wiggins 9

10+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 115
+74
Andrew Wiggins 41

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jayson Tatum 121
+77
Andrew Wiggins 44

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jayson Tatum 0
Andrew Wiggins 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jayson Tatum 23.6 8.2 17.8 45.9 2.6 7.1 37.0 4.5 5.4 84.0 8 585
difference:+5.2+1.3+2.6+0.9+1.1+2.9+1.2+1.3+1.0+11.5+4+210
Andrew Wiggins 18.4 6.9 15.2 45.0 1.5 4.2 35.8 3.2 4.4 72.5 12 795

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jayson Tatum 13,784 4,789 10,429 45.9 1,546 4,181 37.0 2,660 3,167 84.0 8 585
difference:+862+661+1,669+0.9+344+827+1.2+116+342+11.5+4+210
Andrew Wiggins 14,646 5,450 12,098 45.0 1,202 3,354 35.8 2,544 3,509 72.5 12 795

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jayson Tatum 24.3 8.1 18.5 43.9 2.4 6.9 34.8 5.6 6.7 84.1 8 121
difference:+8.3+1.9+4.9+1.7+0.9+2.1+2.4+3.5+3.5+18.6+4+77
Andrew Wiggins 16.0 6.2 13.6 45.6 1.5 4.8 32.4 2.1 3.2 65.5 4 44

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jayson Tatum 2,936 983 2,241 43.9 292 840 34.8 678 806 84.1 8 121
difference:+2,231+711+1,644+1.7+224+630+2.4+585+664+18.6+4+77
Andrew Wiggins 705 272 597 45.6 68 210 32.4 93 142 65.5 4 44

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 13.9
201880
Andrew Wiggins 16.9
+3.0
201582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 15.7
201979
Andrew Wiggins 20.7
+5.0
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 23.4
202066
Andrew Wiggins 23.6
+0.2
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.4
+8.7
202164
Andrew Wiggins 17.7
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.9
+8.8
202276
Andrew Wiggins 18.1
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 30.1
+8.3
202374
Andrew Wiggins 21.8
202054

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.9
+5.1
2024NBA Champion74
Andrew Wiggins 21.8
202054

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.8
+8.2
202572
Andrew Wiggins 18.6
202171

Andrew Wiggins' additional seasons:

- Andrew Wiggins played 5 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 270 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18 ppg and his lowest 13.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 18.5
+18.5
201819
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 15.2
+15.2
20199
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 25.7
+25.7
202017
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 30.6
+14.8
20215
Andrew Wiggins 15.8
20185

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 25.6
+25.6
202224
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 27.2
+27.2
202320
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 25.0
+25.0
2024NBA Champion19
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20200

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 28.1
+28.1
20258
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20210

Andrew Wiggins' additional Playoffs:

- During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Andrew Wiggins played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 39 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 11.5.

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