Head-to-Head: Games Played Between LeBron James and Jayson Tatum

This is the detail of NBA games in which LeBron James and Jayson Tatum played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 10-10, but LeBron James won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 4-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
Jayson Tatum:
2017-18 to 2023-24
20 Games played
13 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
LeBron James
10
6
4
Jayson Tatum
10
7
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 28.7 8.8 8.5 0.90.7
Jayson Tatum 23.0 6.4 3.01.10.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 46 16 13 32
Jayson Tatum 44 11 7 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
LeBron James 12

games
15

games
19

games
6

games
9

games
Jayson Tatum 8

games
4

games
0

games
11

games
6

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
3

games
5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 17, 2017
1. Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 29 16 9 0 2 4 3 41 12-19 .632 1-5 .200 4-4 1.000
Celtics 99   Jayson Tatum 14 10 3 0 0 1 4 37 5-12 .417 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Jan. 03, 2018
2. Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 19 7 6 1 1 4 1 33 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Celtics 102   Jayson Tatum 15 5 2 0 0 0 1 30 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Feb. 11, 2018
3. Cavaliers 121   LeBron James 24 8 10 1 1 2 1 28 9-20 .450 2-5 .400 4-7 .571
Celtics 99   Jayson Tatum 9 2 1 1 0 2 3 27 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2018 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 13, 2018
4. Cavaliers 83   LeBron James 15 7 9 0 2 7 1 36 5-16 .313 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
Celtics 108   Jayson Tatum 16 6 3 2 0 2 3 37 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
May. 15, 2018
5. Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 42 10 12 0 1 6 3 39 16-29 .552 5-11 .455 5-10 .500
Celtics 107   Jayson Tatum 11 3 2 1 0 2 3 32 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 19, 2018
6. Cavaliers 116   LeBron James 27 5 12 2 2 3 3 38 8-12 .667 3-3 1.000 8-10 .800
Celtics 86   Jayson Tatum 18 1 1 0 1 1 2 31 6-10 .600 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
May. 21, 2018
7. Cavaliers 111   LeBron James 44 5 3 2 0 7 3 42 17-28 .607 1-4 .250 9-13 .692
Celtics 102   Jayson Tatum 17 2 1 0 0 2 3 38 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
May. 23, 2018
8. Cavaliers 83   LeBron James 26 10 5 1 0 6 2 39 11-22 .500 1-6 .167 3-4 .750
Celtics 96   Jayson Tatum 24 7 4 4 2 2 3 41 7-15 .467 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
May. 25, 2018
9. Cavaliers 109   LeBron James 46 11 9 3 1 3 2 46 17-33 .515 5-7 .714 7-11 .636
Celtics 99   Jayson Tatum 15 3 2 1 0 2 3 39 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 27, 2018
10. Cavaliers 87   LeBron James 35 15 9 0 2 8 4 48 12-24 .500 3-8 .375 8-11 .727
Celtics 79   Jayson Tatum 24 7 1 1 0 4 6 42 9-17 .529 2-6 .333 4-4 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 2019
11. Lakers 129   LeBron James 28 12 12 3 0 3 4 38 11-21 .524 5-10 .500 1-5 .200
Celtics 128   Jayson Tatum 22 10 5 1 0 0 2 36 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Mar. 09, 2019
12. Lakers 107   LeBron James 30 10 12 0 0 3 0 28 13-23 .565 1-5 .200 3-7 .429
Celtics 120   Jayson Tatum 6 5 5 1 0 3 3 27 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2020
13. Lakers 107   LeBron James 15 7 13 0 0 4 1 29 5-12 .417 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Celtics 139   Jayson Tatum 27 5 3 1 0 0 3 29 10-18 .556 5-8 .625 2-3 .667
Feb. 23, 2020
14. Lakers 114   LeBron James 29 8 9 0 0 2 4 35 9-19 .474 4-10 .400 7-12 .583
Celtics 112   Jayson Tatum 41 5 2 1 2 2 3 37 12-20 .600 4-7 .571 13-15 .867
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2021
15. Lakers 96   LeBron James 21 7 7 0 1 5 3 37 7-17 .412 4-11 .364 3-5 .600
Celtics 95   Jayson Tatum 30 9 3 2 0 4 1 40 12-18 .667 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 2021
16. Lakers 108   LeBron James 23 6 2 2 0 3 3 32 10-16 .625 3-7 .429 0-1 .000
Celtics 130   Jayson Tatum 37 11 2 3 1 1 3 34 13-26 .500 4-9 .444 7-7 1.000
Dec. 07, 2021
17. Lakers 117   LeBron James 30 4 5 0 0 3 2 36 13-19 .684 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Celtics 102   Jayson Tatum 34 8 3 1 1 5 2 34 13-22 .591 5-7 .714 3-5 .600
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 2022
18. Lakers 118   LeBron James 33 9 9 2 1 4 4 43 14-25 .560 3-11 .273 2-4 .500
OT Celtics 122   Jayson Tatum 44 9 6 0 1 4 1 44 15-29 .517 5-10 .500 9-10 .900
Jan. 28, 2023
19. Lakers 121   LeBron James 41 9 8 0 0 2 2 44 15-30 .500 6-12 .500 5-6 .833
OT Celtics 125   Jayson Tatum 30 11 4 2 1 6 3 47 8-25 .320 3-10 .300 11-12 .917
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2023
20. Lakers 115   LeBron James 16 9 8 0 0 3 1 37 5-14 .357 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Celtics 126   Jayson Tatum 25 8 7 0 1 1 0 41 6-15 .400 1-6 .167 12-13 .923