John Olive vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and John Olive 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

John Olive

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons John Olive 2 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 0.6 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive 44 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds John Olive 20 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists John Olive 3 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals John Olive 4 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games John Olive 35 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive .310 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage John Olive .783 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 (1979) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 1.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 (1980) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive - Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds John Olive - Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists John Olive - Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals John Olive - Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks John Olive - Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games John Olive 0 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive - Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage John Olive - Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game John Olive - Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

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