Jayson Tatum vs Paul George

Jayson TatumPaul George

Jayson Tatum and Paul George compared on their NBA careers: Jayson Tatum played 9 seasons, 2017-18 to 2025-26, Paul George 16 seasons, 2010-11 to 2025-26. Jayson Tatum averaged 23.5 points a game to Paul George's 20.5. Jayson Tatum won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jayson Tatum and Paul George career per game
601GP945
34.5MIN33.5
23.5PTS20.5
7.4REB6.2
3.9AST3.7
1.1STL1.7
0.6BLK0.4
45.8FG%44
36.83P%38.4
83.9FT%85.2
58.2TS%57.1

Career totals

Jayson Tatum and Paul George career totals
14,132PTS19,338
4,453REB5,880
2,328AST3,502
661STL1,601
387BLK417
45.8FG%44
36.83P%38.4
83.9FT%85.2
58.2TS%57.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jayson Tatum and Paul George postseason
127GP125
38.9MIN38.7
24.2PTS20.8
8.3REB7.2
5AST4
1.2STL1.5
0.8BLK0.5
44FG%42.5
34.93P%36.4
83.9FT%82.3
56.7TS%56.4

Where each stands all time

Jayson Tatum and Paul George all-time places
165th (14,132)Points58th (19,338)
236th (4,453)Rebounds142nd (5,880)
289th (2,328)Assists150th (3,502)
47th (1,593)3-pointers made9th (2,449)
—Steals38th (1,601)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Jayson Tatum: 1 championship; All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Third Team, All-NBA First Team ×4, All-Star MVP
  • Paul George: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team, All-NBA Third Team ×5, Most Improved Player, All-Defensive Second Team ×2, All-Defensive First Team ×2, All-NBA First Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jayson Tatum and Paul George season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2017-1813.951.62010-117.83.71.1
2nd2018-1915.762.12011-1212.15.62.4
3rd2019-2023.4732012-1317.47.64.1
4th2020-2126.47.44.32013-1421.76.83.5
5th2021-2226.984.42014-158.83.71
6th2022-2330.18.84.62015-1623.174.1
7th2023-2426.98.14.92016-1723.76.63.3
8th2024-2526.88.762017-1821.95.73.3
9th2025-2621.8105.32018-19288.24.1
10th————2019-2021.55.73.9
11th————2020-2123.36.65.2
12th————2021-2224.36.95.7
13th————2022-2323.86.15.1
14th————2023-2422.65.23.5
15th————2024-2516.25.34.3
16th————2025-2617.35.33.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST