Jim Garvin vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Jim Garvin 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

Jim Garvin

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Jim Garvin 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin 2 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin 5 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Jim Garvin 6 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin .250 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Jim Garvin 0 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Jim Garvin - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.