Charles Jones vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Charles Jones, 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.

Charles Jones played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Charles Jones had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Charles Jones 15 8 1983-84 to 1997-98
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1983-842019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis 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 %
Charles Jones 1 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 4.0 .250
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 %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1984-852020-21
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington BulletsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Charles Jones 31 21.5 5.6 2.3 3.6 5.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 0.8 3.5 2.2 4.1 .528 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.9 .690
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 %
Charles Jones 4 27.5 7.3 2.8 3.8 6.5 0.8 0.8 2.5 1.5 4.0 2.5 4.8 .526 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 4.0 .563
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

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Washington BulletsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Charles Jones 81 19.9 3.9 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.9 2.9 1.6 3.1 .508 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .628
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 %
Charles Jones 5 14.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.6 0.8 2.2 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
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

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Washington BulletsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Charles Jones 79 20.4 3.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 1.0 0.8 2.1 1.0 3.2 1.5 3.2 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .632
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 %
Charles Jones 3 18.7 2.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.3 3.0 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Washington BulletsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Charles Jones 69 19.0 2.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.9 0.8 1.6 0.8 3.3 1.0 2.6 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .707
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 %
Charles Jones 5 19.0 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 3.6 0.2 1.0 .200 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1988-89-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Charles Jones 53 21.8 2.6 1.5 3.4 4.8 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.7 3.5 1.1 2.4 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .640
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1989-90-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Charles Jones 81 27.7 3.2 1.8 4.4 6.2 1.7 0.6 2.4 0.9 3.7 1.2 2.3 .508 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .648
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1990-91-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Charles Jones 62 24.2 2.6 1.9 3.9 5.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 0.7 3.2 1.1 2.0 .540 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .580
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1991-92-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Charles Jones 75 18.2 1.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.8 0.6 1.2 0.5 2.9 0.4 1.2 .367 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1992-93-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Charles Jones 67 18.0 1.3 1.3 2.8 4.1 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.6 2.1 0.5 0.9 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.6 .579
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1993-94-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 42 20.9 2.2 2.1 3.5 5.6 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 3.2 0.9 1.9 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .559
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1994-95-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 3 12.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 19 12.5 0.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 2.9 0.3 0.7 .385 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.6 .333
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1995-96-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Charles Jones 46 6.5 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 .316 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .308
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 3 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1996-97-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 12 7.8 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.4 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Charles Jones Ja Morant
Season 1997-98-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 24 5.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 .700 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Charles Jones 4 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------