Cedric Henderson vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Cedric Henderson, 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.

Cedric Henderson and Ja Morant both played 5 years in the NBA. Cedric Henderson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, 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
Cedric Henderson 5 1 1997-98 to 2001-02
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cedric Henderson Ja Morant
Season 1997-982019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Cedric Henderson 82 30.8 10.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 2.0 2.9 4.2 8.8 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .716
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 %
Cedric Henderson 4 39.3 7.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.8 1.5 0.0 3.3 3.5 2.8 7.0 .393 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.3 .615
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Cedric Henderson Ja Morant
Season 1998-992020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis 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 %
Cedric Henderson 50 30.3 9.1 0.9 3.0 3.9 2.3 1.2 0.5 1.9 2.7 3.8 9.1 .417 0.0 0.2 .167 1.5 1.8 .813
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
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

Cedric Henderson Ja Morant
Season 1999-002021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis 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 %
Cedric Henderson 61 18.1 5.4 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.6 2.1 5.3 .396 0.0 0.2 .067 1.1 1.7 .663
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
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

Cedric Henderson Ja Morant
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Cedric Henderson 55 17.5 4.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.8 1.9 4.8 .389 0.0 0.1 .125 0.5 0.8 .652
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
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

Cedric Henderson Ja Morant
Season 2001-022023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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 %
Cedric Henderson 12 5.8 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.6 .484 0.2 0.3 .500 0.3 0.6 .571
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 %
Cedric Henderson ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------