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Jayson Tatum
Celtics · F-G · 28
Jayson Tatum
vs
2025-26
Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jayson Tatum vs Julius Randle

13-4categories
Tatum · Randle
Jayson Tatum
Tatum
Celtics
2025-26
Randle
Nets
Julius Randle
16
Games
availability
79
32.6
Minutes
per game
33.0
21.8
Points
per game
21.1
10.0
Rebounds
per game
6.7
5.3
Assists
per game
5.0
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
41.1%
Field goal %
48.1%
32.9%
Three-point %
8.9 vs 4.4 attempts
31.5%
82.3%
Free throw %
80.2%
54.1%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
29.0%
Usage
USG%
25.8%
24.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.7%
14.8%
Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+10.5
Net rating
on court
+4.0
15.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+7.4
Plus-minus
per game
+2.9
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jayson Tatum scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (21.8 vs 21.1), on Tatum's heavier usage (29.0% vs 25.8%).

Randle is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.5% to 54.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Tatum (5.3 vs 5.0 assists), the glass to Tatum (10.0 vs 6.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 63 more games (79 vs 16 of 82).

With Tatum on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.5 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Randle; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Tatum $58.5M through 2029-30, Randle $33.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Tatum
2025-26
Randle
13-3
Record when playing
47-32
20.8
Points at home
21.2
23.0
Points on the road
21.0
21.8
Points in wins
20.9
21.3
Points in losses
21.3
32
Season high
41
1
30-point games
12
10
Double-doubles
15

Last games & contracts

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Tatum · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET13 pts · 4 reb · 11 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA19 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI23 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI17 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast
Randle · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA15 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS14 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI14 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA13 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tatum · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28$62.8M
2028-29$67.1M
2029-30player option$71.4M
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M

More comparisons

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Tatum vs
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Randle vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James · Brandon Ingram
Randle vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Kevin Durant · Jalen Brunson · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · James Harden · Keyonte George · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Shaedon Sharpe · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · LaMelo Ball · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).