Austin Daye vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Austin Daye played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Austin Daye had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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 achivements, 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
Austin Daye 6 2 2009-10 to 2014-15
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Austin Daye Ja Morant
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye 69 13.3 5.1 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.0 4.3 .464 0.4 1.4 .305 0.7 0.8 .821
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Austin Daye Ja Morant
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye 72 20.1 7.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.7 6.5 .410 1.0 2.4 .401 1.1 1.5 .759
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 %
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------
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

Austin Daye Ja Morant
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye 41 14.7 4.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 5.5 .322 0.3 1.5 .210 0.9 1.0 .814
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 %
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------
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

Austin Daye Ja Morant
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Detroit Pistons, Memphis GrizzliesMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye 55 12.3 4.5 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.8 .433 0.7 1.8 .418 0.5 0.6 .765
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 %
Austin Daye 4 5.0 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
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

Austin Daye Ja Morant
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Toronto Raptors, San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye 22 6.7 3.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.1 3.1 .353 0.5 1.7 .324 0.3 0.5 .600
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 %
Austin Daye 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Austin Daye Ja Morant
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye 34 10.1 3.8 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 4.1 .355 0.7 2.1 .338 0.1 0.2 .833
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------