DeJuan Blair vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and DeJuan Blair, 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.

DeJuan Blair played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. DeJuan Blair 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
DeJuan Blair 7 5 2009-10 to 2015-16
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2009-102019-20
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
DeJuan Blair 82 18.2 7.8 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.4 6.0 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .547
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 %
DeJuan Blair 10 9.1 3.7 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2010-112020-21
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
DeJuan Blair 81 21.4 8.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .657
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 %
DeJuan Blair 4 12.5 4.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
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
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2011-122021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
DeJuan Blair 64 21.3 9.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.6 4.2 7.9 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .613
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 %
DeJuan Blair 10 7.6 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 .630 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
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
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2012-132022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA 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 %
DeJuan Blair 61 14.0 5.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.3 4.4 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .629
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 %
DeJuan Blair 12 6.3 3.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.8 2.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .556
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
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
DeJuan Blair 78 15.6 6.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.7 5.0 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .636
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 %
DeJuan Blair 6 13.5 6.7 2.3 3.8 6.2 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.5 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .615
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2014-15-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 6.2 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .667
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7
DeJuan Blair Ja Morant
Season 2015-16-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 7.5 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 2.3 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .385
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
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