LeRoy Ellis vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant and LeRoy Ellis 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
LeRoy Ellis: 1962-63 to 1975-76
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeRoy Ellis 1 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons LeRoy Ellis 14 Ja Morant 7

Playoffs Played LeRoy Ellis 8 Ja Morant 4

All-Star Games LeRoy Ellis 0 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeRoy Ellis 0 Ja Morant 1

Rookie of The Year LeRoy Ellis 0 Ja Morant 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 9.7 Ja Morant 22.4

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 8.3 Ja Morant 4.7

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.3 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.8 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 10,176 Ja Morant 7,190

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 8,709 Ja Morant 1,497

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 1,405 Ja Morant 2,372

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 146 * Ja Morant 328

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 151 * Ja Morant 89

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 1,048 Ja Morant 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .442 Ja Morant .465

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Ja Morant .310

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .728 Ja Morant .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 15.9 (1971) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.3 (1971) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 3.2 (1971) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Ja Morant 1.2 (2025)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.1 (1974) * Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Ja Morant 26.0

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 7.2 Ja Morant 6.2

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.7 Ja Morant 8.1

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Ja Morant 1.4

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 * Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeRoy Ellis 463 Ja Morant 573

Total Rebounds LeRoy Ellis 463 Ja Morant 136

Total Assists LeRoy Ellis 44 Ja Morant 179

Total Steals LeRoy Ellis 0 * Ja Morant 31

Total Blocks LeRoy Ellis 0 * Ja Morant 7

Total Games LeRoy Ellis 64 Ja Morant 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeRoy Ellis .413 Ja Morant .445

3-Point Percentage LeRoy Ellis - n/a ** Ja Morant .344

Free Throw Percentage LeRoy Ellis .693 Ja Morant .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeRoy Ellis 14.4 (1965) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game LeRoy Ellis 12.1 (1965) Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game LeRoy Ellis 1.0 (1963) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game LeRoy Ellis 0.0 (1976) * Ja Morant 0.7 (2025)

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.