Jalen Brunson vs Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum leads 6 of 8 career categories against Jalen Brunson, including scoring (23.5 PPG) and rebounding (7.4 RPG). Head to head they met 25 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Jayson Tatum winning the series 13–12.
The case for Jalen Brunson
playmaking (5.3 APG), shooting efficiency (58.9% TS%).
The case for Jayson Tatum
scoring (23.5 PPG), rebounding (7.4 RPG), per-minute impact (20.2 PER), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
19.2PPG23.5
3.2RPG7.4
5.3APG3.9
58.9%TS%58.2%
19.2PER20.2
54.2Win Shares67.1
561games played601
Head to Head
| Jalen Brunson | Jayson Tatum | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Series wins | 13 |
| 21.7 | PPG | 25.5 |
| 3.0 | RPG | 8.3 |
| 5.4 | APG | 5.0 |
| 25 meetings (4 in the playoffs) · first 2018-19 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jalen Brunson | Jayson Tatum | |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | G | 601 |
| 30.0 | MIN | 34.5 |
| 19.2 | PTS | 23.5 |
| 3.2 | REB | 7.4 |
| 5.3 | AST | 3.9 |
| 0.7 | STL | 1.1 |
| 0.1 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 48.5 | FG% | 45.8 |
| 38.5 | 3P% | 36.8 |
| 82.6 | FT% | 83.9 |
Advanced
| Jalen Brunson | Jayson Tatum | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | PER | 20.2 |
| 58.9 | TS% | 58.2 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 28.6 |
| 54.2 | WS | 67.1 |
| 0.154 | WS/48 | 0.155 |
| 2.7 | BPM | 3.2 |
| 19.9 | VORP | 27.4 |
Accolades
| Jalen Brunson | Jayson Tatum | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | — |
| 3 | All-NBA | 5 |
| 3 | All-Star | 6 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring94
64Efficiency64
90Playmaking80
45Rebounding90
36Defense85
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