Gene James vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Jayson Tatum 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Jayson Tatum 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 3.4 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Gene James 95 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Gene James 88 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Jayson Tatum 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Jayson Tatum 4.7

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Jayson Tatum 2,574

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Jayson Tatum 845

Total Assists Gene James 2 Jayson Tatum 505

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 120

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 97

Total Games Gene James 4 Jayson Tatum 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .351

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Jayson Tatum .834

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.