D'Angelo Russell vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare D'Angelo Russell 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where D'Angelo Russell, with a career spanning 10 seasons from 2016 to 2025, 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, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—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.

D'Angelo Russell vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
208th
+300th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Assists
167th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
71st
3-Pointers Made
45th
48th
209th
11th
Years10848

D'Angelo Russell vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum
Points
165th
31st
293rd
38th
Rebounds
+300th
205th
+300th
136th
Assists
79th
255th
122nd
112nd
Steals
294th
279th
+300th
193rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
195th
3-Pointers Made
22nd
13th
55th
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:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
208th
+92 10,868 vs. 13,7842,916
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,116 vs. 4,2932,177
Assists
167th
+300th
+133 3,586 vs. 2,2431,343
Steals
+300th
+300th
666 vs. 63927
Blocks
+300th
+300th
207 vs. 384177
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
302 vs. 512210
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
191st
+109 1,814 vs. 3,7811,967
Field Goals Made
+300th
259th
+41 3,908 vs. 4,789881
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
258th
+42 9,151 vs. 10,4291,278
3-Pointers Made
45th
48th
3 1,576 vs. 1,54630
3-Pointers Attempted
43rd
49th
6 4,321 vs. 4,181140
Free Throws Made
+300th
228th
+72 1,476 vs. 2,6601,184
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
281st
+19 1,855 vs. 3,1671,312

Games and Years:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
629 vs. 58544
Seasons
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 82

Triple-Doubles:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
134th
141 1 vs. 43

Rankings by Points Scored:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
138th
44th
94 6 vs. 2923
50+ point games
76th
23rd
53 1 vs. 54
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
34th
+266 453 vs. 2,9362,483
Rebounds
+300th
54th
+246 94 vs. 989895
Assists
+300th
51st
+249 153 vs. 592439
Steals
+300th
63rd
+237 31 vs. 143112
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 7 vs. 10699
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 13 vs. 118105
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
29th
+271 81 vs. 871790
Field Goals Made
+300th
38th
+262 172 vs. 983811
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 443 vs. 2,2411,798
3-Pointers Made
209th
11th
198 65 vs. 292227
3-Pointers Attempted
192nd
9th
183 199 vs. 840641
Free Throws Made
+300th
35th
+265 44 vs. 678634
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
40th
+260 57 vs. 806749

Games and Years:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 32 vs. 12189
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 84

Triple-Doubles:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

D'Angelo Russell 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:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
165th
31st
134 17.28 vs. 23.566.28
Rebounds per game
+300th
205th
+95 3.36 vs. 7.343.97
Assists per game
79th
255th
176 5.70 vs. 3.831.87
Steals per game
294th
279th
15 1.06 vs. 1.090.03
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.33 vs. 0.660.33
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.48 vs. 0.880.40
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
59th
+241 2.88 vs. 6.463.58
Field Goals Made per game
207th
45th
162 6.21 vs. 8.191.97
Field Goals Attempted per game
145th
34th
111 14.55 vs. 17.833.28
3-Pointers Made per game
22nd
13th
9 2.51 vs. 2.640.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
12th
9th
3 6.87 vs. 7.150.28
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
80th
+220 2.35 vs. 4.552.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
106th
+194 2.95 vs. 5.412.46

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

D'Angelo Russell Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
293rd
38th
255 14.16 vs. 24.2610.11
Rebounds per game
+300th
136th
+164 2.94 vs. 8.175.24
Assists per game
122nd
112nd
10 4.78 vs. 4.890.11
Steals per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.97 vs. 1.180.21
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.22 vs. 0.880.66
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.980.57
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 2.53 vs. 7.204.67
Field Goals Made per game
280th
61st
219 5.38 vs. 8.122.75
Field Goals Attempted per game
194th
53rd
141 13.84 vs. 18.524.68
3-Pointers Made per game
55th
20th
35 2.03 vs. 2.410.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
30th
13th
17 6.22 vs. 6.940.72
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 1.38 vs. 5.604.23
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 1.78 vs. 6.664.88

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.