Mike Conley vs. Jayson Tatum: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jayson Tatum and Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley.

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 Mike Conley 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 9.8 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (23.6 points against 13.8). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 2,829 points more than Jayson Tatum (16,613 vs. 13,784).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 13.8
19
Jayson Tatum 23.6
+9.8
8

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,613
+2,829
19
Jayson Tatum 13,784
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jayson Tatum has a better career point average than Mike Conley (+10.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,441).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
12
Jayson Tatum 24.3
+10.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
12
Jayson Tatum 2,936
+1,441
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Jayson Tatum 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Jayson Tatum 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Jayson Tatum 29
+28

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
Jayson Tatum 162
+136

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
Jayson Tatum 375
+125

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 854
+304
Jayson Tatum 550

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,181
+597
Jayson Tatum 584

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 19
+18
Jayson Tatum 1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Jayson Tatum 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Jayson Tatum 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Jayson Tatum 34
+33

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
Jayson Tatum 84
+60

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
Jayson Tatum 115
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
Jayson Tatum 121
+17

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+4
Jayson Tatum 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 13.8 4.9 11.1 43.7 1.6 4.2 38.8 2.5 3.0 82.6 19 1,200
difference:+9.8+3.3+6.7+2.2+1.0+2.9+1.8+2.0+2.4+1.4+11+615
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
Mike Conley 16,613 5,826 13,322 43.7 1,960 5,050 38.8 3,001 3,633 82.6 19 1,200
difference:+2,829+1,037+2,893+2.2+414+869+1.8+341+466+1.4+11+615
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
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+10.5+3.4+6.9+2.9+0.8+2.5+1.2+2.8+3.2+3.4+4+13
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
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+1,441+472+993+2.9+121+365+1.2+376+432+3.4+4+13
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Jayson Tatum 13.9
+4.5
201880

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
200982
Jayson Tatum 15.7
+4.8
201979

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
201080
Jayson Tatum 23.4
+11.4
202066

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
201181
Jayson Tatum 26.4
+12.7
202164

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Jayson Tatum 26.9
+14.2
202276

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Jayson Tatum 30.1
+15.5
202374

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
201473
Jayson Tatum 26.9
+9.7
2024NBA Champion74

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
201570
Jayson Tatum 26.8
+11.0
202572

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

- Mike Conley played 11 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 619 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.1 ppg and his lowest 5.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Jayson Tatum 18.5
+18.5
201819

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Jayson Tatum 15.2
+15.2
20199

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Jayson Tatum 25.7
+25.7
202017

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
201113
Jayson Tatum 30.6
+15.4
20215

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
20127
Jayson Tatum 25.6
+11.5
202224

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
201315
Jayson Tatum 27.2
+10.2
202320

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
20147
Jayson Tatum 25.0
+9.1
2024NBA Champion19

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
20158
Jayson Tatum 28.1
+13.7
20258

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

- During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 6.