Ja Morant vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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

Ja Morant

vs.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Fred Saunders 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.