Ja Morant vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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 2024-25
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 6,942 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,448 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,267 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Ja Morant 315 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 86 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 307 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .469 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .316 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .766 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.