Ja Morant vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 7 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Johnny Payak 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Johnny Payak 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 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 7,178 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,494 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,368 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Ja Morant 327 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 88 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 320 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .465 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .310 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .772 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) Johnny Payak - 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.