Gar Heard vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.