Tony Delk vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum and Tony Delk, 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.

Tony Delk played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 7. Tony Delk had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Tony Delk 10 7 1996-97 to 2005-06
Jayson Tatum 7 7 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 1996-972017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Tony Delk 61 14.2 5.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.2 2.0 4.2 .465 0.9 1.8 .464 0.7 0.8 .824
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 %
Tony Delk 3 28.0 10.3 1.7 1.7 3.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 3.3 4.3 10.3 .419 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 -
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 1997-982018-19
Team Charlotte Hornets, Golden State WarriorsBoston 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 %
Tony Delk 77 21.8 10.1 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.2 4.1 10.4 .393 0.5 2.0 .268 1.4 2.0 .735
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 %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 1998-992019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston 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 %
Tony Delk 36 17.5 6.8 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.3 2.6 7.0 .364 0.4 1.8 .242 1.3 2.0 .648
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 %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 1999-002020-21
Team Sacramento KingsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Tony Delk 46 14.8 6.4 0.8 1.1 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.6 6.1 .430 0.2 0.9 .225 1.0 1.3 .797
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 %
Tony Delk 5 20.4 11.2 2.2 1.4 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.6 2.2 3.6 8.2 .439 0.6 1.0 .600 3.4 4.6 .739
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 2000-012021-22
Team Phoenix SunsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Tony Delk 82 27.9 12.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.1 4.7 11.3 .415 0.7 2.0 .321 2.3 2.9 .787
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 %
Tony Delk 4 28.8 11.8 1.3 2.8 4.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.8 4.5 10.8 .419 1.0 2.5 .400 1.8 2.8 .636
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 2001-022022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Tony Delk 63 23.0 9.5 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.6 9.3 .384 1.1 3.4 .313 1.2 1.5 .804
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 %
Tony Delk 14 16.1 4.7 0.6 1.9 2.4 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.6 4.6 .354 0.9 2.4 .394 0.5 0.9 .583
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 2002-032023-24
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Tony Delk 67 28.0 9.8 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.9 3.5 8.4 .416 1.8 4.5 .395 1.0 1.3 .782
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 %
Tony Delk 10 36.8 15.8 0.5 4.2 4.7 3.6 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.4 5.4 11.4 .474 2.2 4.9 .449 2.8 3.2 .875
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

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-04-
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 %
Tony Delk 33 15.4 6.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.4 2.1 5.6 .380 0.6 2.0 .303 1.1 1.3 .841
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-05-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
Tony Delk 56 23.9 11.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.4 10.6 .416 1.3 3.6 .356 1.8 2.4 .757
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk ------- --- ----------
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tony Delk Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-06-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Tony Delk 24 16.0 7.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.2 3.0 6.7 .441 0.8 2.0 .426 0.8 1.1 .741
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tony Delk 16 8.6 3.0 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.9 .404 0.2 0.9 .200 0.4 0.6 .700
Jayson Tatum ------- --- ----------