Cotton Nash vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Cotton Nash 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

Cotton Nash

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cotton Nash 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 7.6

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 2,287

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 731

Total Assists Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 443

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 88

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 Jayson Tatum 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum .834

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - Jayson Tatum 6.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.