Ja Morant vs. Richie Niemiera Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richie Niemiera 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.

Richie Niemiera

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Richie Niemiera 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Richie Niemiera 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Richie Niemiera 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Richie Niemiera 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Richie Niemiera 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Richie Niemiera 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Richie Niemiera 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Richie Niemiera 1.8

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Richie Niemiera 686

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Richie Niemiera 212

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Richie Niemiera 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Richie Niemiera .330

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Richie Niemiera .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Richie Niemiera 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Richie Niemiera 1.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Richie Niemiera 28

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Richie Niemiera 8

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Richie Niemiera 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Richie Niemiera .407

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Richie Niemiera .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Richie Niemiera - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.