Jayson Tatum vs LeBron James
LeBron James leads 8 of 8 career categories against Jayson Tatum, including scoring (26.8 PPG) and rebounding (7.5 RPG). Head to head they met 22 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with the series even at 11–11.
The case for Jayson Tatum
Jayson Tatum trails in every compared category here.
The case for LeBron James
scoring (26.8 PPG), rebounding (7.5 RPG), playmaking (7.4 APG), and 5 more.
Tale of the tape
23.5PPG26.8
7.4RPG7.5
3.9APG7.4
58.2%TS%59.0%
20.2PER26.6
67.1Win Shares276.6
601games played1622
Head to Head
| Jayson Tatum | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Series wins | 11 |
| 23.4 | PPG | 28.0 |
| 6.6 | RPG | 9.2 |
| 3.3 | APG | 8.4 |
| 22 meetings (7 in the playoffs) · first 2017-18 · last 2024-25 | ||
Per Game
| Jayson Tatum | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | G | 1622 |
| 34.5 | MIN | 37.6 |
| 23.5 | PTS | 26.8 |
| 7.4 | REB | 7.5 |
| 3.9 | AST | 7.4 |
| 1.1 | STL | 1.5 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 45.8 | FG% | 50.7 |
| 36.8 | 3P% | 34.8 |
| 83.9 | FT% | 73.7 |
Advanced
| Jayson Tatum | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 20.2 | PER | 26.6 |
| 58.2 | TS% | 59.0 |
| 28.6 | USG% | 31.4 |
| 67.1 | WS | 276.6 |
| 0.155 | WS/48 | 0.218 |
| 3.2 | BPM | 8.2 |
| 27.4 | VORP | 158.2 |
Accolades
| Jayson Tatum | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | All-NBA | 21 |
| 6 | All-Star | 22 |
| 1 | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | MVP | 4 |
| — | Finals MVP | 4 |
| — | All-Defensive | 6 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
Career percentiles
94Scoring99
64Efficiency81
80Playmaking98
90Rebounding90
85Defense92
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