Howard Eisley vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Howard Eisley, 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.

Howard Eisley played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Howard Eisley 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
Howard Eisley 12 6 1994-95 to 2005-06
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio SpursBoston 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 %
Howard Eisley 49 11.3 2.4 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.7 0.8 2.5 .328 0.2 0.8 .243 0.6 0.8 .775
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 %
Howard Eisley ------- --- ----------
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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
Howard Eisley 65 14.8 4.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.2 2.0 1.6 3.7 .430 0.2 1.0 .226 1.0 1.2 .844
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 %
Howard Eisley 18 11.2 2.9 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.6 0.9 2.3 .381 0.2 0.5 .333 1.0 1.2 .818
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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA FinalsCeltics 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 13.2 4.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.7 1.7 3.8 .451 0.2 0.9 .278 0.9 1.1 .787
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 %
Howard Eisley 20 11.0 5.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.8 .500 0.5 1.0 .474 1.4 1.4 .964
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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost NBA 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 21.0 7.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 2.8 6.3 .441 0.6 1.4 .407 1.5 1.8 .852
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 %
Howard Eisley 20 18.4 5.6 0.2 1.8 2.0 4.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 2.1 2.3 6.3 .368 0.4 1.4 .296 0.6 0.7 .923
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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Howard Eisley 50 20.8 7.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 3.7 0.6 0.0 2.2 2.4 2.8 6.3 .446 0.4 1.0 .420 1.3 1.6 .838
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 %
Howard Eisley 11 21.8 7.4 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.5 2.4 6.5 .366 0.5 2.2 .208 2.2 2.6 .828
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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 25.6 8.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.2 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.7 3.4 8.2 .418 0.7 2.0 .368 1.0 1.2 .824
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 %
Howard Eisley 10 19.8 5.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.4 1.7 5.5 .309 0.9 1.9 .474 0.8 0.9 .889
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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Howard Eisley 82 29.6 9.0 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.6 1.2 0.1 1.2 2.7 3.2 8.2 .393 1.3 3.3 .398 1.3 1.5 .825
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 %
Howard Eisley 9 21.8 5.8 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.4 2.0 2.1 5.9 .358 1.1 2.9 .385 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jayson Tatum 6 37.5 21.2 0.5 10.0 10.5 5.3 0.3 1.0 1.7 3.0 6.5 16.0 .406 1.5 6.0 .250 6.7 8.2 .816

Season 8

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 2001-02-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Howard Eisley 39 15.6 4.4 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.6 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 1.5 4.5 .337 0.4 1.5 .241 1.0 1.3 .796
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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

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 2002-03-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Howard Eisley 82 27.4 9.1 0.3 2.0 2.3 5.4 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.7 3.2 7.7 .417 1.6 4.1 .389 1.1 1.3 .848
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 10

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-04-
Team New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Howard Eisley 67 21.7 6.9 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.0 2.5 6.7 .368 0.8 2.4 .319 1.1 1.3 .854
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 11

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-05-
Team Utah Jazz-
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 %
Howard Eisley 74 19.3 5.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 3.4 0.6 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.2 5.5 .398 0.4 1.4 .262 0.9 1.1 .795
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 12

Howard Eisley Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-06-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Howard Eisley 32 12.3 3.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.1 3.2 .330 0.4 1.3 .310 0.6 0.8 .833
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Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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