Willie Cauley-Stein vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Willie Cauley-Stein, 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.

Willie Cauley-Stein played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Willie Cauley-Stein had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 7 1 2015-16 to 2021-22
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 66 21.4 7.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.1 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .648
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 75 18.9 8.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.4 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.0 .669
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 73 28.0 12.8 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 10.6 .502 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 3.4 .619
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 81 27.3 11.9 2.2 6.1 8.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 5.1 9.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 3.1 .551
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Golden State Warriors, Dallas MavericksMemphis 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 54 20.3 7.2 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.2 3.2 5.6 .579 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .606
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2020-21-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 53 17.1 5.3 1.2 3.2 4.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.2 3.4 .632 0.0 0.2 .091 0.9 1.5 .628
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein 6 10.5 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Willie Cauley-Stein Ja Morant
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 20 9.2 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 .500 0.1 0.1 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
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