LeBron James vs. Jayson Tatum: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare LeBron James 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 LeBron James, with a career spanning 23 seasons from 2004 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, 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.

LeBron James vs. Jayson Tatum
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
LeBron James Jayson Tatum LeBron James Jayson Tatum
Points
1st
211st
1st
34th
Rebounds
25th
+300th
4th
54th
Assists
4th
+300th
2nd
51st
Steals
6th
+300th
1st
63rd
Blocks
71st
+300th
9th
71st
3-Pointers Made
6th
50th
3rd
11th
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LeBron James vs. Jayson Tatum
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
LeBron James Jayson Tatum LeBron James Jayson Tatum
Points
8th
32nd
6th
38th
Rebounds
190th
206th
103rd
136th
Assists
25th
258th
25th
112nd
Steals
82nd
280th
37th
193rd
Blocks
270th
+300th
164th
195th
3-Pointers Made
133rd
13th
120th
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:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
211st
210 42,316 vs. 13,78428,532
Rebounds
25th
+300th
+275 11,779 vs. 4,2937,486
Assists
4th
+300th
+296 11,645 vs. 2,2439,402
Steals
6th
+300th
+294 2,350 vs. 6391,711
Blocks
71st
+300th
+229 1,155 vs. 384771
Offensive Rebounds
146th
+300th
+154 1,805 vs. 5121,293
Defensive Rebounds
7th
194th
187 9,974 vs. 3,7816,193
Field Goals Made
2nd
261st
259 15,540 vs. 4,78910,751
Field Goals Attempted
1st
262nd
261 30,694 vs. 10,42920,265
3-Pointers Made
6th
50th
44 2,570 vs. 1,5461,024
3-Pointers Attempted
5th
50th
45 7,358 vs. 4,1813,177
Free Throws Made
2nd
230th
228 8,666 vs. 2,6606,006
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
281st
278 11,763 vs. 3,1678,596

Games and Years:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
2nd
+300th
1,570 vs. 585985
Seasons
1st
+300th
23 vs. 815

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
5th
135th
130 122 vs. 4118

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
6th
45th
39 79 vs. 2950
50+ point games
8th
23rd
15 14 vs. 59
60+ point games
11th
11th
0 1 vs. 10
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
1st
34th
33 8,289 vs. 2,9365,353
Rebounds
4th
54th
50 2,628 vs. 9891,639
Assists
2nd
51st
49 2,095 vs. 5921,503
Steals
1st
63rd
62 493 vs. 143350
Blocks
9th
71st
62 284 vs. 106178
Offensive Rebounds
15th
208th
193 442 vs. 118324
Defensive Rebounds
1st
29th
28 2,186 vs. 8711,315
Field Goals Made
1st
38th
37 2,971 vs. 9831,988
Field Goals Attempted
1st
33rd
32 5,984 vs. 2,2413,743
3-Pointers Made
3rd
11th
8 480 vs. 292188
3-Pointers Attempted
2nd
9th
7 1,443 vs. 840603
Free Throws Made
1st
35th
34 1,867 vs. 6781,189
Free Throws Attempted
1st
40th
39 2,519 vs. 8061,713

Games and Years:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
1st
103rd
102 292 vs. 121171
Playoffs
3rd
+300th
18 vs. 810

Triple-Doubles:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
2nd
39th
37 28 vs. 127

Rankings by Points Scored:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
2nd
28th
26 29 vs. 524
50+ point games
9th
5th
4 1 vs. 21
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
8th
32nd
24 26.95 vs. 23.563.39
Rebounds per game
190th
206th
16 7.50 vs. 7.340.16
Assists per game
25th
258th
233 7.42 vs. 3.833.58
Steals per game
82nd
280th
198 1.50 vs. 1.090.40
Blocks per game
270th
+300th
+30 0.74 vs. 0.660.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.15 vs. 0.880.27
Defensive Rebounds per game
64th
60th
4 6.35 vs. 6.460.11
Field Goals Made per game
6th
46th
40 9.90 vs. 8.191.71
Field Goals Attempted per game
14th
35th
21 19.55 vs. 17.831.72
3-Pointers Made per game
133rd
13th
120 1.64 vs. 2.641.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
77th
12th
65 4.69 vs. 7.152.46
Free Throws Made per game
35th
80th
45 5.52 vs. 4.550.97
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
107th
80 7.49 vs. 5.412.08

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

LeBron James Jayson Tatum Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
6th
38th
32 28.39 vs. 24.264.12
Rebounds per game
103rd
136th
33 9.00 vs. 8.170.83
Assists per game
25th
112nd
87 7.17 vs. 4.892.28
Steals per game
37th
193rd
156 1.69 vs. 1.180.51
Blocks per game
164th
195th
31 0.97 vs. 0.880.10
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.51 vs. 0.980.54
Defensive Rebounds per game
30th
37th
7 7.49 vs. 7.200.29
Field Goals Made per game
10th
61st
51 10.17 vs. 8.122.05
Field Goals Attempted per game
19th
53rd
34 20.49 vs. 18.521.97
3-Pointers Made per game
120th
20th
100 1.64 vs. 2.410.77
3-Pointers Attempted per game
95th
13th
82 4.94 vs. 6.942.00
Free Throws Made per game
22nd
48th
26 6.39 vs. 5.600.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
17th
72nd
55 8.63 vs. 6.661.97

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.