Ja Morant vs. Paul Westphal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Westphal and Ja Morant that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ja Morant

vs.

Paul Westphal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Paul Westphal: 1972-73 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Paul Westphal 1

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Paul Westphal 12

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Paul Westphal 9

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Paul Westphal 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ja Morant 0 Paul Westphal 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Paul Westphal 4

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Paul Westphal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Paul Westphal 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Paul Westphal 1.9

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Paul Westphal 4.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Paul Westphal 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Paul Westphal 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Paul Westphal 12,809

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Paul Westphal 1,580

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Paul Westphal 3,591

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Paul Westphal 1,022 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Paul Westphal 262 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Paul Westphal 823

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Paul Westphal .504

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Paul Westphal .275 *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Paul Westphal .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Paul Westphal 25.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Paul Westphal 3.2 (1976)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Paul Westphal 6.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Paul Westphal 2.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Paul Westphal 12.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Paul Westphal 1.4

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Paul Westphal 3.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Paul Westphal 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Paul Westphal 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Paul Westphal 1,337

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Paul Westphal 153

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Paul Westphal 353

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Paul Westphal 89 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Paul Westphal 23 *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Paul Westphal 107

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Paul Westphal .481

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Paul Westphal .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Paul Westphal .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Paul Westphal 26.0 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Paul Westphal 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Paul Westphal 9.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Paul Westphal 1.8 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Paul Westphal 0.5 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.