Ja Morant vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Ja Morant 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2025-26
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 7 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Arnie Risen 1

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.4 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 7,157 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,490 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,358 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Ja Morant 327 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 87 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 319 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .465 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .310 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .772 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.