Jayson Tatum vs. Jay Vincent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jay Vincent and Jayson Tatum, 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.

Jayson Tatum played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jay Vincent, who played 9. Jayson Tatum had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jay Vincent had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jay Vincent 9 6 1981-82 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2017-181981-82
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 81 32.4 21.4 2.2 4.7 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.8 8.9 17.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .250 3.6 5.0 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 81 33.7 18.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 2.3 3.6 7.7 15.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.2 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2019-201983-84
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 61 23.3 11.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.9 2.6 4.1 9.5 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent 10 35.3 15.2 2.9 4.1 7.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 2.5 3.6 4.8 12.4 .387 0.0 0.1 .000 5.6 6.2 .903

Season 4
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 79 32.2 18.2 2.3 6.6 8.9 2.1 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.9 6.9 14.4 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.3 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent 4 33.5 15.5 2.3 3.3 5.5 0.8 1.5 0.8 2.8 4.0 5.0 14.0 .357 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 7.3 .759

Season 5
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsMavericks Lost West 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 80 24.9 13.8 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 5.5 11.5 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.4 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent 10 20.4 10.6 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 9.9 .384 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.4 .882

Season 6
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2022-231986-87
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBullets 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 51 27.2 13.3 1.4 2.8 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.5 5.4 12.0 .447 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent 3 24.0 10.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.7 10.0 .367 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 7
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season 2023-241987-88
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBDNuggets Lost West 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 %
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
Jay Vincent 73 24.0 15.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.7 6.1 13.1 .466 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 3.9 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jay Vincent 8 25.0 17.5 1.3 3.4 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.8 3.1 6.6 13.0 .510 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .850

Season 8
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season -1988-89
Team -Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs
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 %
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 29 22.3 8.6 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.4 2.2 3.6 8.9 .405 0.0 0.1 .333 1.4 2.1 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jayson Tatum Jay Vincent
Season -1989-90
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 41 11.2 5.2 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 4.5 .470 0.0 0.0 .500 1.0 1.2 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Jay Vincent 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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