Michael Beasley vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Michael Beasley, 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

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.

Michael Beasley played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Michael Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Michael Beasley 11 5 2008-09 to 2018-19
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Miami HeatMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 81 24.8 13.9 1.4 4.1 5.4 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.3 5.6 11.8 .472 0.4 1.0 .407 2.3 3.0 .772
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 %
Michael Beasley 7 25.4 12.1 1.4 5.9 7.3 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.0 4.9 12.6 .386 0.6 1.9 .308 1.9 2.4 .765
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Miami HeatMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Michael Beasley 78 29.8 14.8 1.6 4.8 6.4 1.3 1.0 0.6 1.7 2.8 6.0 13.3 .450 0.4 1.3 .275 2.5 3.1 .800
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 %
Michael Beasley 5 27.0 10.4 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.6 0.8 0.0 2.6 2.0 4.4 9.8 .449 0.2 0.4 .500 1.4 1.8 .778
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

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 73 32.3 19.2 1.6 4.0 5.6 2.2 0.7 0.7 2.7 3.0 7.7 17.1 .450 0.8 2.2 .366 3.0 4.0 .753
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 %
Michael Beasley ------- --- ----------
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

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Michael Beasley 47 23.1 11.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.7 1.8 4.7 10.6 .445 0.8 2.1 .376 1.3 2.0 .642
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 %
Michael Beasley ------- --- ----------
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

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 75 20.7 10.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.5 0.4 0.5 1.9 1.4 4.1 10.2 .405 0.6 1.9 .313 1.3 1.7 .746
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 %
Michael Beasley ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2013-14-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 55 15.1 7.9 0.6 2.6 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 3.2 6.5 .499 0.4 1.0 .389 1.1 1.4 .772
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 4 5.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .333
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2014-15-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 24 21.0 8.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.8 3.8 8.8 .434 0.3 1.4 .235 0.8 1.1 .769
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2015-16-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Michael Beasley 20 18.2 12.8 1.5 3.5 4.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.2 2.0 5.4 10.3 .522 0.2 0.5 .333 1.9 2.5 .776
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 5 16.0 10.4 0.8 3.4 4.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.4 1.6 4.4 9.2 .478 0.4 1.2 .333 1.2 1.4 .857
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2016-17-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Michael Beasley 56 16.7 9.4 0.7 2.7 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.9 7.3 .532 0.3 0.8 .419 1.4 1.9 .743
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 4 12.0 4.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.8 5.0 .350 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 1.0 .000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2017-18-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 74 22.3 13.2 1.3 4.3 5.6 1.7 0.5 0.6 1.9 2.0 5.5 10.9 .507 0.5 1.2 .395 1.7 2.1 .780
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Michael Beasley Ja Morant
Season 2018-19-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley 26 10.7 7.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.9 5.9 .490 0.1 0.7 .176 1.1 1.5 .718
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Beasley ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------