Allen Iverson vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Allen Iverson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Allen Iverson played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Ja Morant, who played 6. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Ja Morant had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Allen Iverson	14	8	1996-97 to 2009-10
Ja Morant	6	4	2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Allen Iverson	Ja Morant
Season	1996-97	2019-20
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	76	40.1	23.5	1.5	2.6	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	4.4	3.1	8.2	19.8	.416	2.0	6.0	.341	5.0	7.2	.702
difference:	+9	+9.1	+5.7	+0.7	+0.5	+0.2	+0.2	+1.2		-1.1	-1.5	+1.5	+5.8	+.061	+1.1	+3.3	+.006	+1.4	+2.6	+.074
Ja Morant	67	31.0	17.8	0.8	3.1	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	3.3	1.6	6.7	14.0	.477	0.9	2.7	.335	3.6	4.6	.776

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allen Iverson nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Allen Iverson	Ja Morant
Season	1997-98	2020-21
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	80	39.4	22.0	1.1	2.6	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.3	3.1	2.5	8.1	17.6	.461	0.9	2.9	.298	4.9	6.7	.729
difference:	+17	+6.8	+2.9	+0.2	+0.5	+0.3	+1.2	+1.3	+0.1	-0.1	-1.1	+1.3	+2.4	+.012	+0.3	+0.9	+.005	+0.6	+0.8	+.001
Ja Morant	63	32.6	19.1	0.9	3.1	4.0	7.4	0.9	0.2	3.2	1.4	6.8	15.2	.449	1.2	3.8	.303	4.3	5.9	.728

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ja Morant	5	40.6	30.2	1.4	3.4	4.8	8.2	0.4	0.0	3.4	1.8	11.0	22.6	.487	2.0	6.2	.323	6.2	8.0	.775


Season 3
	Allen Iverson	Ja Morant
Season	1998-99	2021-22
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Most Improved Player
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	48	41.5	26.8	1.4	3.5	4.9	4.6	2.3	0.1	3.5	2.0	9.1	22.0	.412	1.2	4.1	.291	7.4	9.9	.751
difference:	+9	+8.4	+0.6		+0.9	+0.8	+2.1	+1.1	+0.3	-0.1	-0.5	+1.1	+1.4	+.081	+0.3	+0.4	+.053	+1.9	+2.6	+.010
Ja Morant	57	33.1	27.4	1.4	4.4	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	3.4	1.5	10.2	20.6	.493	1.5	4.5	.344	5.5	7.3	.761

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	8	45.0	28.5	1.8	2.4	4.1	4.9	2.5	0.3	3.0	2.4	11.0	26.8	.411	1.9	6.6	.283	4.6	6.5	.712
difference:	+1	+7.4	+1.4	+0.4	+4.2	+3.9	+4.9	+0.5	+0.1	-0.6		+2.0	+6.4	+.029		+1.0	+.057	+2.6	+3.2	+.035
Ja Morant	9	37.6	27.1	1.4	6.6	8.0	9.8	2.0	0.4	3.6	2.4	9.0	20.4	.440	1.9	5.6	.340	7.2	9.7	.747


Season 4
	Allen Iverson	Ja Morant
Season	1999-00	2022-23
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	70	40.8	28.4	1.0	2.8	3.8	4.7	2.1	0.1	3.3	2.3	10.4	24.8	.421	1.3	3.7	.341	6.3	8.9	.713
difference:	+9	+8.9	+2.2		+2.1	+2.1	+3.4	+1.0	+0.2	-0.1	-0.7	+1.1	+4.9	+.045	+0.2	+1.2	+.034	+0.2	+0.8	+.035
Ja Morant	61	31.9	26.2	1.0	4.9	5.9	8.1	1.1	0.3	3.4	1.6	9.3	19.9	.466	1.5	4.9	.307	6.1	8.1	.748

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	10	44.4	26.2	1.4	2.6	4.0	4.5	1.2	0.1	3.2	2.4	9.1	23.7	.384	1.2	3.9	.308	6.8	9.2	.739
difference:	+5	+7.0	+1.6	+0.2	+2.6	+2.8	+2.5	+0.6	+0.1	-0.2		+0.1	+2.5	+.041	+1.4	+2.3	+.111	+2.8	+4.0	+.030
Ja Morant	5	37.4	24.6	1.6	5.2	6.8	7.0	1.8	0.2	3.4	2.4	9.0	21.2	.425	2.6	6.2	.419	4.0	5.2	.769


Season 5
	Allen Iverson	Ja Morant
Season	2000-01	2023-24
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	71	42.0	31.1	0.7	3.1	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	3.3	2.1	10.7	25.5	.420	1.4	4.3	.320	8.2	10.1	.814
difference:	+62	+6.7	+6.0		+1.8	+1.8	+3.5	+1.7	+0.3	-0.3		+1.8	+6.6	+.051	+0.2	+1.4	+.045	+2.4	+3.0	+.001
Ja Morant	9	35.3	25.1	0.7	4.9	5.6	8.1	0.8	0.6	3.0	2.1	8.9	18.9	.471	1.6	5.7	.275	5.8	7.1	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	22	46.5	32.9	0.7	4.0	4.7	6.1	2.4	0.3	2.9	2.5	11.7	30.0	.389	2.2	6.5	.338	7.3	9.5	.774
Ja Morant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Allen Iverson	Ja Morant
Season	2001-02	2024-25
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	60	43.7	31.4	0.7	3.8	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	4.0	1.7	11.1	27.8	.398	1.3	4.5	.291	7.9	9.8	.812
difference:	+10	+13.3	+8.2		+0.4	+0.4	+1.8	+1.6		-0.3	-0.6	+3.0	+10.0	+.056	+0.5	+1.2	+.018	+2.6	+3.4	+.012
Ja Morant	50	30.4	23.2	0.7	3.4	4.1	7.3	1.2	0.2	3.7	2.3	8.1	17.8	.454	1.8	5.7	.309	5.3	6.4	.824

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Allen Iverson	5	42.0	30.0	0.2	3.4	3.6	4.2	2.6	0.0	2.4	1.6	9.0	23.6	.381	1.8	5.4	.333	10.2	12.6	.810
difference:	+2	+14.7	+11.7	+0.1	+1.7	+1.6	+0.8	+1.9	+0.7	-0.4	-0.6	+1.7	+5.9	+.034	+0.5	+0.1	+.083	+7.9	+8.9	+.174
Ja Morant	3	27.3	18.3	0.3	1.7	2.0	5.0	0.7	0.7	2.0	1.0	7.3	17.7	.415	1.3	5.3	.250	2.3	3.7	.636


Additional Years
* Allen Iverson played 8 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2003 to 2010—Allen Iverson played in 4 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Ja Morant, Allen Iverson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 8 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP

Allen Iverson vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Allen Iverson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years