Paul George vs. Jayson Tatum: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jayson Tatum and Paul George 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 Paul George.
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 Paul George 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jayson Tatum averages 3 points more than Paul George in his 15 seasons (23.6 points against 20.6). On the other hand Paul George scored a total of 4,913 points more than Jayson Tatum (18,697 vs. 13,784).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paul George | 20.6 | 15 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 23.6 | +3.0 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paul George | 18,697 | +4,913 | 15 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13,784 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jayson Tatum has a better career point average than Paul George (+3.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+520).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paul George | 21.2 | 11 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 24.3 | +3.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paul George | 2,416 | 11 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 2,936 | +520 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 493 | +118 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 375 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 802 | +252 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 550 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paul George | 901 | +317 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 584 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paul George | 7 | +6 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 69 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 84 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 99 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 115 | +16 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paul George | 114 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 121 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul George | 20.6 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 44.0 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 38.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 85.3 | 15 | 908 |
| difference: | +3.0 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +7 | +323 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Paul George | 18,697 | 6,400 | 14,553 | 44.0 | 2,349 | 6,127 | 38.3 | 3,548 | 4,160 | 85.3 | 15 | 908 |
| difference: | +4,913 | +1,611 | +4,124 | +1.9 | +803 | +1,946 | +1.3 | +888 | +993 | +1.3 | +7 | +323 |
| 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 | ||||
| Paul George | 21.2 | 6.8 | 16.2 | 42.3 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 35.2 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 82.6 | 11 | 114 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +3 | +7 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Paul George | 2,416 | 779 | 1,842 | 42.3 | 276 | 783 | 35.2 | 582 | 705 | 82.6 | 11 | 114 |
| difference: | +520 | +204 | +399 | +1.6 | +16 | +57 | +0.4 | +96 | +101 | +1.5 | +3 | +7 |
| 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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Paul George's additional seasons: | ||||
* Paul George played 7 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 381 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 16.2. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 25.6 | +25.6 | 2022 | 24 |
Paul George's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.5. |