Earl Tatum vs. Hassan Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hassan Whiteside and Earl Tatum 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

Earl Tatum

vs.

Hassan Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Hassan Whiteside: 2010-11 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Hassan Whiteside 10

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Hassan Whiteside 4

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Hassan Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Rebounds Leader Earl Tatum 0 Hassan Whiteside 1

Blocks Leader Earl Tatum 0 Hassan Whiteside 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Hassan Whiteside 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Hassan Whiteside 10.8

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Hassan Whiteside 0.6

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Hassan Whiteside 0.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Hassan Whiteside 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Hassan Whiteside 6,450

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Hassan Whiteside 5,523

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Hassan Whiteside 326

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Hassan Whiteside 271

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Hassan Whiteside 1,143

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Hassan Whiteside 511

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Hassan Whiteside .586

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Hassan Whiteside .308

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Hassan Whiteside .605

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 17.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 14.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 1.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 0.7 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Hassan Whiteside 3.7 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Hassan Whiteside 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Hassan Whiteside 7.9

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Hassan Whiteside 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Hassan Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Hassan Whiteside 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Hassan Whiteside 191

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Hassan Whiteside 205

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Hassan Whiteside 6

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Hassan Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Hassan Whiteside 52

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Hassan Whiteside 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Hassan Whiteside .592

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Hassan Whiteside 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Hassan Whiteside .560

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 12.0 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 10.9 (2016)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 0.4 (2020)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 0.8 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) Hassan Whiteside 2.8 (2016)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.