Ersan Ilyasova vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Ersan Ilyasova, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ersan Ilyasova played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Ersan Ilyasova had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Ja Morant had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ersan Ilyasova 13 8 2006-07 to 2020-21
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 66 14.7 6.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.8 2.2 2.1 5.5 .383 0.8 2.2 .365 1.1 1.3 .787
Ja Morant 67 31.0 17.8 0.8 3.1 3.9 7.3 0.9 0.3 3.3 1.6 6.7 14.0 .477 0.9 2.7 .335 3.6 4.6 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Note: Ersan Ilyasova didn't play in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Season 2

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 81 23.4 10.4 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.9 3.1 4.0 9.0 .443 1.0 3.0 .336 1.4 2.0 .715
Ja Morant 63 32.6 19.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 7.4 0.9 0.2 3.2 1.4 6.8 15.2 .449 1.2 3.8 .303 4.3 5.9 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 7 22.4 9.7 3.0 4.6 7.6 0.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 7.1 .480 0.7 2.0 .357 2.1 2.6 .833
Ja Morant 5 40.6 30.2 1.4 3.4 4.8 8.2 0.4 0.0 3.4 1.8 11.0 22.6 .487 2.0 6.2 .323 6.2 8.0 .775

Season 3

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 60 25.1 9.5 1.8 4.3 6.1 0.9 0.9 0.4 1.1 2.7 3.7 8.5 .436 0.6 2.0 .298 1.6 1.7 .894
Ja Morant 57 33.1 27.4 1.4 4.4 5.7 6.7 1.2 0.4 3.4 1.5 10.2 20.6 .493 1.5 4.5 .344 5.5 7.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant 9 37.6 27.1 1.4 6.6 8.0 9.8 2.0 0.4 3.6 2.4 9.0 20.4 .440 1.9 5.6 .340 7.2 9.7 .747

Season 4

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 60 27.6 13.0 3.3 5.6 8.8 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 2.2 4.9 10.0 .492 0.9 1.9 .455 2.4 3.1 .781
Ja Morant 61 31.9 26.2 1.0 4.9 5.9 8.1 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.6 9.3 19.9 .466 1.5 4.9 .307 6.1 8.1 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant 5 37.4 24.6 1.6 5.2 6.8 7.0 1.8 0.2 3.4 2.4 9.0 21.2 .425 2.6 6.2 .419 4.0 5.2 .769

Season 5

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 73 27.6 13.2 2.1 5.0 7.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.1 11.0 .462 1.3 2.9 .444 1.7 2.2 .796
Ja Morant 9 35.3 25.1 0.7 4.9 5.6 8.1 0.8 0.6 3.0 2.1 8.9 18.9 .471 1.6 5.7 .275 5.8 7.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 4 29.3 11.5 2.5 4.8 7.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 2.0 5.0 11.5 .435 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 0.5 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2013-14-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 55 26.9 11.2 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 4.3 10.5 .409 0.7 2.4 .282 1.9 2.4 .823
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2014-15-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 58 22.7 11.5 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.6 4.5 9.6 .472 1.3 3.3 .389 1.2 1.8 .645
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 6 23.7 8.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.3 10.2 .328 0.8 3.8 .217 1.2 1.7 .700
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2015-16-
Team Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 74 25.4 10.4 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.3 3.8 8.9 .424 1.3 3.5 .371 1.5 2.1 .721
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2016-17-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 82 26.1 13.1 1.4 4.5 5.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.6 4.7 10.9 .431 1.7 4.9 .353 2.0 2.5 .778
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 6 15.0 4.0 2.3 2.8 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.8 .348 0.2 0.8 .200 1.2 1.5 .778
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2017-18-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 69 25.1 10.9 1.7 4.2 5.9 1.3 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.3 4.0 8.9 .452 1.3 3.7 .360 1.5 2.0 .778
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 10 23.3 9.3 2.6 5.0 7.6 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.5 3.6 8.4 .429 0.9 3.1 .290 1.2 2.1 .571
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2018-19-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 67 18.4 6.8 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.6 2.5 5.7 .438 0.9 2.4 .363 0.9 1.1 .824
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 15 18.1 6.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 2.7 2.3 5.4 .432 0.8 2.7 .300 1.3 1.7 .800
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2019-20-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 63 15.7 6.6 1.0 3.8 4.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.3 5.0 .466 0.8 2.2 .365 1.1 1.4 .828
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 3 7.7 3.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.3 1.7 .200 0.7 0.7 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Ersan Ilyasova Ja Morant
Season 2020-21-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 17 8.7 3.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.2 .389 1.1 2.4 .439 0.3 0.3 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ersan Ilyasova 1 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------