Gar Heard vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Ja Morant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Ja Morant 5

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Ja Morant 3

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Ja Morant 1

Rookie of The Year Gar Heard 0 Ja Morant 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Ja Morant 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Ja Morant 4.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Ja Morant 5,783

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Ja Morant 1,243

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Ja Morant 1,903

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Ja Morant 254

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Ja Morant 74

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Ja Morant 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Ja Morant .472

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Ja Morant .318

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Ja Morant .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Ja Morant 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Ja Morant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Ja Morant 6.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Ja Morant 8.6

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Ja Morant 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Ja Morant 518

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Ja Morant 130

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Ja Morant 164

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Ja Morant 29

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Ja Morant 5

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Ja Morant 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Ja Morant .449

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Ja Morant .357

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Ja Morant .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Ja Morant 0.4 (2022)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.