Johnny Simmons vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and Johnny Simmons 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

Johnny Simmons

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny Simmons: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny Simmons 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Johnny Simmons 1 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Johnny Simmons 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Johnny Simmons 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny Simmons 0 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny Simmons 0 Jayson Tatum 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons 5.3 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons 0.5 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Simmons 318 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Johnny Simmons 29 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Johnny Simmons 60 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Simmons .280 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Simmons .614 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons 5.3 (1947) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons 0.5 (1947) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 7.7

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum 2,345

Total Rebounds Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 765

Total Assists Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum 457

Total Steals Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 108

Total Blocks Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 90

Total Games Johnny Simmons 0 Jayson Tatum 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .356

Free Throw Percentage Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Johnny Simmons - Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Johnny Simmons - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.