Chris Copeland vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Chris Copeland, 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.

Chris Copeland played 4 years in the NBA, 1 less than Ja Morant, who played 5. Chris Copeland had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Chris Copeland 4 2 2012-13 to 2015-16
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Copeland Ja Morant
Season 2012-132019-20
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Chris Copeland 56 15.4 8.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.3 6.8 .479 1.1 2.5 .421 1.1 1.5 .759
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 %
Chris Copeland 9 10.3 4.1 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.3 .400 1.2 2.6 .478 0.2 0.2 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Chris Copeland Ja Morant
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Indiana PacersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Chris Copeland 41 6.5 3.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.3 2.9 .470 0.8 1.9 .418 0.2 0.3 .714
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 %
Chris Copeland 12 6.8 3.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .429 0.5 1.3 .375 0.5 0.8 .667
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

Chris Copeland Ja Morant
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Indiana PacersMemphis 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 %
Chris Copeland 50 16.6 6.2 0.5 1.8 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.2 6.2 .361 1.0 3.3 .311 0.7 0.9 .733
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 %
Chris Copeland ------- --- ----------
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

Chris Copeland Ja Morant
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis 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 %
Chris Copeland 24 6.5 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.1 .333 0.4 1.5 .278 0.3 0.3 .857
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 %
Chris Copeland ------- --- ----------
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

Chris Copeland Ja Morant
Season -2023-24
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
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 %
Chris Copeland ------- --- ----------
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 %
Chris Copeland ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------