James Donaldson vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

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

James Donaldson

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)