Dwight Davis vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Dwight Davis 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

Dwight Davis

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Davis 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Davis 5 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Dwight Davis 1 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Dwight Davis 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Davis 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Davis 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 8.6 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 5.9 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 1.6 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.5 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.6 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 2,936 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 1,991 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Dwight Davis 529 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Dwight Davis 139 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 149 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Dwight Davis 340 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .423 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .730 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 50 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 28 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Dwight Davis 10 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Dwight Davis 3 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 4 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Dwight Davis 11 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .432 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .818 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 (1976) * Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.