Cleveland Buckner vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Ja Morant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Ja Morant 5

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Ja Morant 3

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Ja Morant 1

Rookie of The Year Cleveland Buckner 0 Ja Morant 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Ja Morant 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Ja Morant 4.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Ja Morant 5,783

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Ja Morant 1,243

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Ja Morant 1,903

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 254

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 74

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Ja Morant 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Ja Morant .472

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant .318

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Ja Morant .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 6.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 8.6

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.5

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 518

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 130

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 164

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 29

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 5

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Ja Morant 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant .449

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant .357

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.4 (2022)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.