Ja Morant vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Wayne Yates 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Wayne Yates - 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.