Ja Morant vs. Alonzo Mourning Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Ja Morant played 7 years in the NBA, 8 less than Alonzo Mourning, who played 15. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Alonzo Mourning had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Ja Morant	Alonzo Mourning
Season	2019-20	1992-93
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+11	+2.9	+3.2	+2.6	+3.8	+6.4	+6.3	+0.6	+3.2	-0.3	-2.1	+0.6	+0.3	+.034	+0.9	+2.7		+2.7	+3.5	+.005
Alonzo Mourning	78	33.9	21.0	3.4	6.9	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	3.0	3.7	7.3	14.3	.511	0.0	0.0	-	6.3	8.1	.781
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ja Morant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alonzo Mourning	9	40.8	23.8	3.1	6.8	9.9	1.4	0.7	3.4	4.1	4.1	7.9	16.4	.480	0.0	0.2	.000	8.0	10.3	.774

Season 2
	Ja Morant	Alonzo Mourning
Season	2020-21	1993-94
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+3	+1.0	+2.4	+2.1	+4.1	+6.2	+6.0	+0.4	+2.9	-0.1	-2.1	+0.3	+1.1	+.056	+1.2	+3.8		+2.9	+3.6	+.034
Alonzo Mourning	60	33.6	21.5	3.0	7.2	10.2	1.4	0.5	3.1	3.3	3.5	7.1	14.1	.505	0.0	0.0	-	7.2	9.5	.762
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Alonzo Mourning	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Ja Morant	Alonzo Mourning
Season	2021-22	1994-95
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	Most Improved Player	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+20	+5.1	+6.1	+1.2	+2.9	+4.2	+5.3	+0.6	+2.5	-0.3	-2.1	+2.8	+6.3	+.026	+1.4	+4.1	+.020	+0.9	+1.1
Alonzo Mourning	77	38.2	21.3	2.6	7.3	9.9	1.4	0.6	2.9	3.1	3.6	7.4	14.3	.519	0.1	0.4	.324	6.4	8.4	.761
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+5.9	+5.1	+2.1	+3.2	+5.3	+7.0	+1.2	+2.9	-0.1	-1.9	+3.0	+6.1	+.019	+0.9	+3.6	+.160	+1.8	+1.1	+.090
Alonzo Mourning	4	43.5	22.0	3.5	9.8	13.3	2.8	0.8	3.3	3.5	4.3	6.0	14.3	.421	1.0	2.0	.500	9.0	10.8	.837

Season 4
	Ja Morant	Alonzo Mourning
Season	2022-23	1995-96
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+9	+6.3	+3.0	+2.1	+2.4	+4.5	+5.8	+0.1	+2.4	-0.3	-1.9	+1.3	+4.5	+.057	+1.4	+4.5	+.007	+0.9	+2.1	+.063
Alonzo Mourning	70	38.2	23.2	3.1	7.3	10.4	2.3	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.5	8.0	15.4	.523	0.1	0.4	.300	7.0	10.2	.685
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+2	+6.7	+6.6	+0.6	+0.2	+0.8	+5.7	+1.1	+0.8	-1.9	-1.9	+3.3	+9.5	+.061	+2.6	+6.2		+2.7	+4.1	+.055
Alonzo Mourning	3	30.7	18.0	1.0	5.0	6.0	1.3	0.7	1.0	5.3	4.3	5.7	11.7	.486	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	9.3	.714

Season 5
	Ja Morant	Alonzo Mourning
Season	2023-24	1996-97
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+57	+0.1	+5.3	+2.2	+2.2	+4.3	+6.5		+2.3	-0.4	-2.0	+1.7	+5.5	+.063	+1.6	+5.6	+.164	+0.3	+1.5	+.171
Alonzo Mourning	66	35.2	19.8	2.9	7.1	9.9	1.6	0.8	2.9	3.4	4.1	7.2	13.4	.534	0.0	0.1	.111	5.5	8.6	.642
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ja Morant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alonzo Mourning	17	37.1	17.8	2.6	7.6	10.2	1.1	0.6	2.7	4.1	4.3	6.3	12.8	.491	0.2	0.5	.375	5.1	9.1	.555

Season 7
	Ja Morant	Alonzo Mourning
Season	2025-26	1998-99
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ja Morant	12	28.8	17.9	0.5	3.0	3.5	7.6	1.0	0.1	3.8	2.3	5.8	16.3	.359	0.8	5.0	.167	5.4	5.8	.942
difference:	+34	+9.3	+2.2	+3.1	+4.4	+7.5	+6.0	+0.3	+3.8	-0.8	-1.2	+1.2	+2.5	+.152	+0.8	+5.0		+0.6	+3.4	+.290
Alonzo Mourning	46	38.1	20.1	3.6	7.4	11.0	1.6	0.7	3.9	3.0	3.5	7.0	13.8	.511	0.0	0.0	-	6.0	9.2	.652
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ja Morant	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Alonzo Mourning	5	38.8	21.6	1.4	6.8	8.2	0.8	1.6	2.8	2.4	3.8	7.6	14.6	.521	0.0	0.0	-	6.4	9.8	.653

Additional Years
* Alonzo Mourning played 8 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 15, from 2000 to 2008—Alonzo Mourning played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Ja Morant, Alonzo Mourning got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Blocks Leader 3 All-Star Game