Eddie Jones vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Eddie Jones, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Eddie Jones played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Eddie Jones had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Eddie Jones 14 11 1994-95 to 2007-08
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 64 31.0 14.0 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.0 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.7 5.3 11.6 .460 1.4 3.8 .370 1.9 2.6 .722
Jayson Tatum 80 30.5 13.9 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.4 .475 1.3 3.0 .434 2.7 3.2 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 10 28.6 8.7 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 2.7 3.0 8.0 .375 1.2 2.7 .444 1.5 2.1 .714
Jayson Tatum 19 35.9 18.5 0.5 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.7 .471 1.2 3.7 .324 4.3 5.1 .845

Season 2

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 70 31.2 12.8 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.5 1.8 0.6 1.4 2.3 4.8 9.8 .492 1.2 3.2 .366 1.9 2.6 .739
Jayson Tatum 79 31.1 15.7 0.9 5.2 6.0 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 5.9 13.1 .450 1.5 3.9 .373 2.5 2.9 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 4 38.8 17.3 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.5 2.0 0.3 1.0 4.0 6.8 12.3 .551 2.5 4.8 .526 1.3 2.0 .625
Jayson Tatum 9 32.8 15.2 0.8 5.9 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.3 5.4 12.4 .438 1.1 3.4 .323 3.2 4.3 .744

Season 3

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 80 37.5 17.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 3.4 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.8 5.9 13.5 .438 1.9 4.9 .391 3.5 4.2 .819
Jayson Tatum 66 34.3 23.4 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 0.9 2.3 2.1 8.4 18.6 .450 2.9 7.1 .403 3.8 4.7 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 9 31.6 11.2 0.9 2.6 3.4 3.2 1.0 0.4 1.4 2.7 3.7 8.0 .458 1.0 2.7 .375 2.9 3.9 .743
Jayson Tatum 17 40.6 25.7 1.3 8.7 10.0 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.4 8.5 19.6 .434 2.8 7.4 .373 5.9 7.2 .813

Season 4

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 80 36.4 16.9 1.1 2.7 3.8 3.1 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.1 12.6 .484 1.8 4.6 .389 2.9 3.8 .765
Jayson Tatum 64 35.8 26.4 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.3 1.2 0.5 2.7 1.9 9.5 20.6 .459 2.9 7.6 .386 4.6 5.3 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 13 36.6 17.0 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.5 2.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 5.3 11.4 .466 1.5 3.7 .417 4.8 5.8 .829
Jayson Tatum 5 37.0 30.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.6 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.0 9.4 22.2 .423 2.8 7.2 .389 9.0 9.8 .918

Season 5

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 50 37.6 15.6 1.0 2.9 3.9 3.7 2.5 1.2 1.9 2.6 5.2 11.9 .437 1.0 2.8 .338 4.2 5.4 .782
Jayson Tatum 76 35.9 26.9 1.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 9.3 20.6 .453 3.0 8.6 .353 5.3 6.2 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 24 41.0 25.6 1.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 1.2 0.9 4.2 3.0 8.4 19.7 .426 3.2 8.2 .393 5.7 7.1 .800

Season 6

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 72 39.0 20.1 1.1 3.6 4.8 4.2 2.7 0.7 2.2 2.4 6.6 15.5 .427 1.8 4.7 .375 5.0 5.8 .864
Jayson Tatum 74 36.9 30.1 1.1 7.7 8.8 4.6 1.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 9.8 21.1 .466 3.2 9.3 .350 7.2 8.4 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 4 42.8 17.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.8 2.5 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.5 14.5 .379 2.3 6.5 .346 3.8 4.0 .938
Jayson Tatum 20 40.0 27.2 1.3 9.2 10.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 2.2 9.3 20.2 .458 2.7 8.2 .323 6.0 6.9 .876

Season 7

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Miami HeatBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 63 36.2 17.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.7 1.7 0.9 2.1 2.9 6.2 13.8 .445 1.4 3.8 .378 3.6 4.3 .844
Jayson Tatum 74 35.7 26.9 0.9 7.2 8.1 4.9 1.0 0.6 2.5 2.0 9.1 19.3 .471 3.1 8.2 .376 5.6 6.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 3 36.0 19.0 0.7 5.3 6.0 2.3 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 7.3 14.7 .500 2.3 5.3 .438 2.0 2.3 .857
Jayson Tatum 7 37.6 21.7 0.4 9.6 10.0 5.4 0.4 0.9 1.6 3.0 6.6 16.1 .407 1.6 5.9 .268 7.0 8.6 .817

Season 8

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2001-02-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 81 39.0 18.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 3.2 1.4 1.0 1.8 3.2 6.4 14.8 .432 1.8 4.7 .390 3.7 4.4 .837
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 9

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2002-03-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 47 38.1 18.5 0.7 4.1 4.8 3.7 1.4 0.7 1.8 2.9 6.2 14.6 .423 2.1 5.1 .407 4.0 4.9 .822
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-04-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 81 37.0 17.3 0.5 3.3 3.8 3.2 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.8 5.8 14.3 .409 2.2 5.9 .370 3.4 4.1 .835
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 13 37.0 13.2 0.2 3.4 3.6 2.2 1.4 0.8 1.5 2.8 4.3 11.8 .366 1.5 5.2 .299 3.1 3.8 .800
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-05-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 80 35.5 12.7 0.5 4.6 5.1 2.7 1.1 0.5 1.2 3.1 4.4 10.3 .428 1.8 4.8 .372 2.2 2.7 .806
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 15 40.3 13.7 0.7 5.1 5.8 2.6 1.2 0.6 1.5 3.8 4.7 10.4 .455 2.1 5.3 .400 2.1 2.8 .738
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-06-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 75 32.5 11.8 0.5 3.3 3.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.9 9.6 .404 1.8 5.0 .356 2.2 2.9 .781
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 4 29.8 10.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 2.5 3.5 7.3 .483 0.8 1.8 .429 2.5 3.8 .667
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2006-07-
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 64 24.9 7.7 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.7 1.1 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.8 6.6 .422 1.2 3.5 .351 0.9 1.2 .787
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 3 22.0 3.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 0.7 3.0 .222 0.3 2.0 .167 1.7 2.0 .833
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Eddie Jones Jayson Tatum
Season 2007-08-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 47 19.6 3.7 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.8 .367 0.7 2.5 .293 0.2 0.3 .714
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Jones 3 7.3 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------