Ja Morant vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 7,178 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,494 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,368 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Ja Morant 327 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Ja Morant 88 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Ja Morant 320 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .465 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .310 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .772 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)