Bill Garnett vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Bill Garnett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Garnett

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Garnett 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)