Ja Morant vs. Lionel Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Simmons 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.

Lionel Simmons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Lionel Simmons: 1990-91 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Lionel Simmons 7

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Lionel Simmons 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Lionel Simmons 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Lionel Simmons 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Lionel Simmons 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Lionel Simmons 12.8

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Lionel Simmons 6.2

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Lionel Simmons 3.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Lionel Simmons 1.1

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Lionel Simmons 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Lionel Simmons 5,833

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Lionel Simmons 2,833

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Lionel Simmons 1,498

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Lionel Simmons 514

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Lionel Simmons 361

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Lionel Simmons 454

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Lionel Simmons .433

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Lionel Simmons .305

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Lionel Simmons .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Lionel Simmons 18.0 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Lionel Simmons 8.8 (1991)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Lionel Simmons 4.5 (1993)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Lionel Simmons 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Lionel Simmons 3.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Lionel Simmons 2.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Lionel Simmons 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Lionel Simmons 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Lionel Simmons 38

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Lionel Simmons 12

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Lionel Simmons 8

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Lionel Simmons 6

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Lionel Simmons 2

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Lionel Simmons 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Lionel Simmons .455

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Lionel Simmons .333

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Lionel Simmons .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Lionel Simmons 9.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Lionel Simmons 3.0 (1996)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Lionel Simmons 2.0 (1996)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Lionel Simmons 1.5 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Lionel Simmons 0.5 (1996)