Ja Morant vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Jim Petersen 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)