Mark Blount vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Mark Blount, 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.

Mark Blount played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Mark Blount had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Mark Blount 9 4 2000-01 to 2008-09
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2000-012017-18
Team Boston CelticsBoston 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 %
Mark Blount 64 17.2 3.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.0 2.9 1.6 3.1 .505 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .697
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
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

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Mark Blount 44 9.4 2.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.7 1.7 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .811
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 %
Mark Blount 4 9.8 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.8 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Denver Nuggets, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Mark Blount 81 17.3 5.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.3 1.9 4.3 .432 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .727
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 %
Mark Blount 10 14.4 3.1 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 2.0 1.2 2.2 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .700
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

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Mark Blount 82 29.3 10.3 2.5 4.7 7.2 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.2 7.4 .566 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .719
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 %
Mark Blount 4 36.3 12.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.3 8.8 .486 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.8 .737
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

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Mark Blount 82 26.0 9.4 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.8 4.0 7.5 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .713
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 %
Mark Blount 4 11.3 2.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
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

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Boston Celtics, Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
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 %
Mark Blount 81 27.7 11.3 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.2 0.5 0.9 2.4 3.1 4.6 9.1 .508 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.7 .757
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
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

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Mark Blount 82 31.0 12.3 1.7 4.5 6.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.9 2.9 5.2 10.2 .509 0.1 0.4 .290 1.8 2.4 .754
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum 9 38.7 24.2 0.7 9.8 10.4 5.4 0.7 0.9 2.2 2.8 7.6 18.1 .417 1.7 6.3 .263 7.4 8.7 .859

Season 8

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2007-08-
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 %
Mark Blount 69 22.3 8.4 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.9 3.4 7.5 .462 0.2 0.6 .386 1.3 2.0 .638
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mark Blount Jayson Tatum
Season 2008-09-
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 %
Mark Blount 20 10.4 4.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.9 .385 0.6 1.4 .407 0.4 0.7 .615
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------