Greg Dreiling vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Greg Dreiling, 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.

Greg Dreiling played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Greg Dreiling had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Greg Dreiling 10 4 1986-87 to 1996-97
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1986-872017-18
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Greg Dreiling 24 5.3 1.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.8 0.7 1.5 .432 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .833
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 %
Greg Dreiling ------- --- ----------
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
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1987-882018-19
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Greg Dreiling 20 3.7 1.7 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.9 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .692
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 %
Greg Dreiling ------- --- ----------
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
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Greg Dreiling 53 7.5 2.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.9 0.8 1.5 .558 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .672
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 %
Greg Dreiling ------- --- ----------
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
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Greg Dreiling 49 6.3 1.3 0.4 1.3 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.4 1.1 .377 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .735
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 %
Greg Dreiling ------- --- ----------
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
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Greg Dreiling 73 14.1 3.5 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.4 1.3 2.7 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.4 .600
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 %
Greg Dreiling 5 15.0 2.8 1.6 2.0 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.4 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
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
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Greg Dreiling 60 8.5 2.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.1 0.7 1.5 .494 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.5 0.7 .750
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 %
Greg Dreiling 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Greg Dreiling 43 5.6 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.4 1.3 .328 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .533
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 %
Greg Dreiling 2 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum 10 39.2 24.3 0.6 9.8 10.4 5.8 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.8 7.7 17.9 .430 1.8 6.4 .281 7.1 8.2 .866

Season 8
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1993-94-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Greg Dreiling 54 12.7 2.4 0.9 2.3 3.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.9 1.0 1.9 .500 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.5 0.7 .711
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Dreiling ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-95-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Greg Dreiling 58 8.3 1.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.7 1.8 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .634
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Dreiling 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Note: Greg Dreiling didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 10
Greg Dreiling Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-97-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Greg Dreiling 40 9.7 2.0 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.9 1.9 .459 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.3 0.7 .407
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Dreiling ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
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