Jeremy Lin vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jeremy Lin 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 Jeremy Lin, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, 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) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jeremy Lin vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
211st
+300th
34th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
54th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
51st
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
63rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
71st
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Jeremy Lin vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum
Points
+300th
31st
+300th
38th
Rebounds
+300th
206th
+300th
136th
Assists
201st
257th
+300th
112nd
Steals
284th
279th
+300th
193rd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
195th

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:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
211st
+89 5,567 vs. 13,7848,217
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,338 vs. 4,2932,955
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,042 vs. 2,243201
Steals
+300th
+300th
519 vs. 639120
Blocks
+300th
+300th
175 vs. 384209
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 512315
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
194th
+106 1,141 vs. 3,7812,640
Field Goals Made
+300th
261st
+39 1,885 vs. 4,7892,904
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
262nd
+38 4,349 vs. 10,4296,080
3-Pointers Made
+300th
50th
+250 449 vs. 1,5461,097
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
50th
+250 1,313 vs. 4,1812,868
Free Throws Made
+300th
230th
+70 1,348 vs. 2,6601,312
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
281st
+19 1,666 vs. 3,1671,501

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
480 vs. 585105
Seasons
+300th
+300th
9 vs. 81

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
135th
140 1 vs. 43

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
45th
0 vs. 2929
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:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
34th
+266 180 vs. 2,9362,756
Rebounds
+300th
54th
+246 49 vs. 989940
Assists
+300th
51st
+249 56 vs. 592536
Steals
+300th
63rd
+237 11 vs. 143132
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 2 vs. 106104
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
208th
+92 10 vs. 118108
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
29th
+271 39 vs. 871832
Field Goals Made
+300th
38th
+262 59 vs. 983924
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
33rd
+267 157 vs. 2,2412,084
3-Pointers Made
+300th
11th
+289 11 vs. 292281
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
9th
+291 51 vs. 840789
Free Throws Made
+300th
35th
+265 51 vs. 678627
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
40th
+260 61 vs. 806745

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
103rd
+197 25 vs. 12196
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 84

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin 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:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
31st
+269 11.60 vs. 23.5611.96
Rebounds per game
+300th
206th
+94 2.79 vs. 7.344.55
Assists per game
201st
257th
56 4.25 vs. 3.830.42
Steals per game
284th
279th
5 1.08 vs. 1.090.01
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.36 vs. 0.660.29
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.880.46
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
60th
+240 2.38 vs. 6.464.09
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
45th
+255 3.93 vs. 8.194.26
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
34th
+266 9.06 vs. 17.838.77
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
13th
+287 0.94 vs. 2.641.71
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
11th
+289 2.74 vs. 7.154.41
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
80th
+220 2.81 vs. 4.551.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
106th
+194 3.47 vs. 5.411.94

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
38th
+262 7.20 vs. 24.2617.06
Rebounds per game
+300th
136th
+164 1.96 vs. 8.176.21
Assists per game
+300th
112nd
+188 2.24 vs. 4.892.65
Steals per game
+300th
193rd
+107 0.44 vs. 1.180.74
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.08 vs. 0.880.80
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.980.58
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
37th
+263 1.56 vs. 7.205.64
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
61st
+239 2.36 vs. 8.125.76
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
53rd
+247 6.28 vs. 18.5212.24
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
20th
+280 0.44 vs. 2.411.97
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
13th
+287 2.04 vs. 6.944.90
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
48th
+252 2.04 vs. 5.603.56
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
72nd
+228 2.44 vs. 6.664.22

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 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 a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.