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Jayson Tatum
Celtics · F-G · 28
Jayson Tatum
vs
2025-26
Paolo Banchero
Magic · F · 23
Paolo Banchero
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jayson Tatum vs Paolo Banchero

12-5categories
Tatum · Banchero
Jayson Tatum
Tatum
Celtics
2025-26
Banchero
Magic
Paolo Banchero
16
Games
availability
72
32.6
Minutes
per game
34.7
21.8
Points
per game
22.2
10.0
Rebounds
per game
8.4
5.3
Assists
per game
5.2
1.6
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.1
41.1%
Field goal %
45.9%
32.9%
Three-point %
8.9 vs 3.8 attempts
30.5%
82.3%
Free throw %
77.5%
54.1%
True shooting
TS%
56.6%
29.0%
Usage
USG%
27.4%
24.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
23.5%
14.8%
Rebound %
of available
11.9%
+10.5
Net rating
on court
-0.2
15.9%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.8%
+7.4
Plus-minus
per game
0.0
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

Paolo Banchero scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (22.2 vs 21.8), on Tatum's heavier usage (29.0% vs 27.4%).

Banchero is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.6% 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 5.2 assists), the glass to Tatum (10.0 vs 8.4 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Banchero played 56 more games (72 vs 16 of 82).

With Tatum on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.5 per 100 possessions, against -0.2 for Banchero; 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, Banchero $41.5M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Tatum
2025-26
Banchero
13-3
Record when playing
38-34
20.8
Points at home
21.5
23.0
Points on the road
22.9
21.8
Points in wins
22.3
21.3
Points in losses
22.1
32
Season high
39
1
30-point games
14
10
Double-doubles
26

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
Banchero · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA24 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE24 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM11 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Sun, May 3 at DET38 pts · 9 reb · 6 ast
Tatum · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28$62.8M
2028-29$67.1M
2029-30player option$71.4M
Banchero · contract
2026-27$41.5M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$48.1M
2029-30$51.5M
2030-31player option$54.8M

More comparisons

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Banchero vs
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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).