Jayson Tatum vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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 Rasheed Wallace.

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 Rasheed Wallace 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jayson Tatum averages 9.2 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (23.6 points against 14.4). On the other hand Rasheed Wallace scored a total of 2,222 points more than Jayson Tatum (16,006 vs. 13,784).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jayson Tatum 23.6
+9.2
8
Rasheed Wallace 14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jayson Tatum 13,784
8
Rasheed Wallace 16,006
+2,222
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jayson Tatum has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+10.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+552).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jayson Tatum 24.3
+10.8
8
Rasheed Wallace 13.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Jayson Tatum 2,936
+552
8
Rasheed Wallace 2,384
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 1
+1
Rasheed Wallace 0

50+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 5
+5
Rasheed Wallace 0

40+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 29
+28
Rasheed Wallace 1

30+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 162
+136
Rasheed Wallace 26

20+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 375
+122
Rasheed Wallace 253

10+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 550
Rasheed Wallace 831
+281

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jayson Tatum 584
Rasheed Wallace 1,102
+518

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jayson Tatum 1
Rasheed Wallace 7
+6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 2
+2
Rasheed Wallace 0

40+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 5
+5
Rasheed Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 34
+31
Rasheed Wallace 3

20+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 84
+52
Rasheed Wallace 32

10+ Point Games

Jayson Tatum 115
Rasheed Wallace 136
+21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jayson Tatum 121
Rasheed Wallace 173
+52

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jayson Tatum 0
Rasheed Wallace 4
+4

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:+9.2+2.5+5.6+0.8+1.6+4.2+3.4+2.4+2.5+11.9+8+524
Rasheed Wallace 14.4 5.7 12.2 46.7 1.0 2.9 33.6 2.1 2.9 72.1 16 1,109

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:+2,222+1,531+3,100+0.8+460+953+3.4+380+5+11.9+8+524
Rasheed Wallace 16,006 6,320 13,529 46.7 1,086 3,228 33.6 2,280 3,162 72.1 16 1,109

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:+10.8+2.9+6.8+0.5+1.3+3.8+0.4+3.6+3.9+12.4+6+56
Rasheed Wallace 13.5 5.2 11.7 44.4 1.1 3.1 35.2 2.0 2.8 71.7 14 177

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:+552+66+176+0.5+102+300+0.4+318+304+12.4+6+56
Rasheed Wallace 2,384 917 2,065 44.4 190 540 35.2 360 502 71.7 14 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 13.9
+3.8
201880
Rasheed Wallace 10.1
199665

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 15.7
+0.6
201979
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
199762

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 23.4
+8.8
202066
Rasheed Wallace 14.6
199877

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.4
+13.6
202164
Rasheed Wallace 12.8
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.9
+10.5
202276
Rasheed Wallace 16.4
200081

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 30.1
+10.9
202374
Rasheed Wallace 19.2
200177

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.9
+7.6
2024NBA Champion74
Rasheed Wallace 19.3
200279

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 26.8
+8.7
202572
Rasheed Wallace 18.1
200374

Rasheed Wallace's additional seasons:

- Rasheed Wallace played 8 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2004 to 2013—he averaged 12.8 points in a total of 545 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 18.5
+18.5
201819
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
19960

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 15.2
20199
Rasheed Wallace 19.8
+4.6
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 25.7
+11.2
202017
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 30.6
+15.8
20215
Rasheed Wallace 14.8
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 25.6
+7.7
202224
Rasheed Wallace 17.9
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 27.2
+10.5
202320
Rasheed Wallace 16.7
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 25.0
2024NBA Champion19
Rasheed Wallace 25.3
+0.3
20023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jayson Tatum 28.1
+10.7
20258
Rasheed Wallace 17.4
20037

Rasheed Wallace's additional Playoffs:

- During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Rasheed Wallace played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 6.1.