Ja Morant vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 7 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.4 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 7,157 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,490 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,358 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals Ja Morant 327 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 87 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games Ja Morant 319 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .465 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .310 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .772 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.