Buddy Hield vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Buddy Hield and Jayson Tatum all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Buddy Hield, with a career spanning 10 seasons from 2017 to 2026, and Jayson Tatum, with 8 seasons played from 2018 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Buddy Hield vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
208th
+300th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
71st
3-Pointers Made
16th
49th
+300th
11th
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Buddy Hield vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum
Points
281st
31st
+300th
38th
Rebounds
+300th
205th
+300th
136th
Assists
+300th
255th
+300th
112nd
Steals
+300th
279th
+300th
193rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
195th
3-Pointers Made
7th
13th
18th
20th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
208th
+92 10,769 vs. 13,7843,015
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,944 vs. 4,2931,349
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,782 vs. 2,243461
Steals
+300th
+300th
617 vs. 63922
Blocks
+300th
+300th
227 vs. 384157
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
529 vs. 51217
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
192nd
+108 2,415 vs. 3,7811,366
Field Goals Made
+300th
259th
+41 3,901 vs. 4,789888
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
260th
+40 9,021 vs. 10,4291,408
3-Pointers Made
16th
49th
33 2,133 vs. 1,546587
3-Pointers Attempted
19th
50th
31 5,381 vs. 4,1811,200
Free Throws Made
+300th
229th
+71 834 vs. 2,6601,826
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
281st
+19 972 vs. 3,1672,195

Games and Years:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
719 vs. 585134
Seasons
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 82

Rankings by Points Scored:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
44th
232 2 vs. 2927
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
34th
+266 172 vs. 2,9362,764
Rebounds
+300th
54th
+246 47 vs. 989942
Assists
+300th
51st
+249 23 vs. 592569
Steals
+300th
63rd
+237 14 vs. 143129
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 6 vs. 106100
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 20 vs. 11898
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
29th
+271 27 vs. 871844
Field Goals Made
+300th
38th
+262 59 vs. 983924
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 142 vs. 2,2412,099
3-Pointers Made
+300th
11th
+289 39 vs. 292253
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
9th
+291 90 vs. 840750
Free Throws Made
+300th
35th
+265 15 vs. 678663
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
40th
+260 16 vs. 806790

Games and Years:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 16 vs. 121105
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 86

Rankings by Points Scored:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
28th
0 vs. 55
50+ point games
-
5th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
281st
31st
250 14.98 vs. 23.568.58
Rebounds per game
+300th
205th
+95 4.09 vs. 7.343.24
Assists per game
+300th
255th
+45 2.48 vs. 3.831.36
Steals per game
+300th
279th
+21 0.86 vs. 1.090.23
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.32 vs. 0.660.34
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.74 vs. 0.880.14
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
60th
+240 3.36 vs. 6.463.10
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
45th
+255 5.43 vs. 8.192.76
Field Goals Attempted per game
277th
34th
243 12.55 vs. 17.835.28
3-Pointers Made per game
7th
13th
6 2.97 vs. 2.640.32
3-Pointers Attempted per game
8th
9th
1 7.48 vs. 7.150.34
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
80th
+220 1.16 vs. 4.553.39
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
106th
+194 1.35 vs. 5.414.06

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Buddy Hield Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
38th
+262 10.75 vs. 24.2613.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
136th
+164 2.94 vs. 8.175.24
Assists per game
+300th
112nd
+188 1.44 vs. 4.893.46
Steals per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.88 vs. 1.180.31
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.38 vs. 0.880.50
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.25 vs. 0.980.27
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 1.69 vs. 7.205.51
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 3.69 vs. 8.124.44
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
53rd
+247 8.88 vs. 18.529.65
3-Pointers Made per game
18th
20th
2 2.44 vs. 2.410.02
3-Pointers Attempted per game
59th
13th
46 5.63 vs. 6.941.32
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 0.94 vs. 5.604.67
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 1.00 vs. 6.665.66

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.