Ja Morant vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 7 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Russ Smith 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.4 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 7,178 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,494 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,368 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Ja Morant 327 Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Ja Morant 88 Russ Smith 1

Total Games Ja Morant 320 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .465 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .310 Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .772 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Russ Smith 0

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)