2025-26 Season

JAYSON TATUM

Boston Celtics | Forward-Guard | 6-8

2025-26 Season

JAYSON TATUM

Boston Celtics · Forward-Guard · 6-8 · Yr 8

22.6 PPG

10.1 RPG

6.0 APG

34.1 MPG

+12.4 Impact

Tatum produces at an elite rate for a 34-minute workload.

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22.6PPG

10.1RPG

6.0APG

34.1MPG

+12.4 Impact

Tatum produces at an elite rate for a 34-minute workload.

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IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

+12.4

Scoring +17.4

Points Scored 22.6 PPG = +22.6

Missed Shots difficulty-adjusted = -9.7

Shot Making above expected FG% = +4.5

Creation +1.8

Assists & Self-Creation 6.0 AST/g + self-creation = +1.8

Turnovers -5.9

Turnovers 2.5/g (live + dead blend) = -5.9

Defense +1.8

Steals 1.3/g = +3.0

Blocks 0.1/g = +0.1

Fouls + context committed fouls, matchup adj = -1.3

Hustle & Effort +5.8

Rebounds 10.1 RPG (OREB + DREB) = +4.7

Contested Shots 1.5/g = +0.3

Deflections 1.0/g = +0.7

Charges Drawn 0.0/g = +0.0

Loose Balls 0.0/g = +0.0

Screen Assists 0.3/g = +0.1

Raw Impact +20.9

Baseline (game-average expected) −8.5

Net Impact

+12.4

91st pctl vs Forwards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

Impact

Creation

Hustle

Defense

of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Jaylen Brown +15.1 Jayson Tatum +12.9 Payton Pritchard +8.0 Derrick White +7.7 Neemias Queta +6.6 Anfernee Simons +2.2 Nikola Vučević +1.9 Ron Harper Jr. +1.2 Josh Minott +0.6 Sam Hauser +0.5 Luka Garza +0.4 Baylor Scheierman -1.4 Jordan Walsh -1.9 Hugo González -3.8

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 235 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 95th

22.6 PPG

Efficiency 49th

56.3% TS

Playmaking 97th

6.0 APG

Rebounding 98th

10.1 RPG

Defense 56th

+7.6/g

Hustle 85th

+17.8/g

Creation 75th

+3.31/g

Shot Making 83th

+8.47/g

TO Discipline 13th

0.07/min

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

32 PTS vs CHA

Mar 29 | +26.6 impact

Worst Game

13 PTS vs MEM

Mar 20 | -3.7 impact

PATTERNS

Very consistent. Tatum posts positive impact in 96% of games — you almost always get a productive night. Scoring varies by ~5 points, but the overall contribution stays positive.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 43% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

Defensive difference-maker. Tatum consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.

Slight upward trend. First-half impact: +10.9, second-half: +13.8. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.

Hot right now — 15 straight games with positive impact. Longest positive run this season: 15 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago

Based on 11 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.