Ja Morant vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves 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.

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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, 2 more than Austin Reaves, who played 5. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ja Morant 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26
Austin Reaves 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ja Morant Austin Reaves
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+7.8+10.5+0.1+0.7+0.7+5.5+0.4-2.6-0.2+4.3+8.8+.018+.018+2.0+2.7+.063
Austin Reaves 61 23.2 7.3 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.2 .459 0.9 2.7 .317 1.6 1.9 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ja Morant nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Ja Morant Austin Reaves
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1+3.8+6.1+0.4+0.6+1.0+4.0+0.4+0.1-1.7-0.3+2.8+7.5+.080+0.1+0.4+.095+0.7+1.8+.136
Austin Reaves 64 28.8 13.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.4 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.0 7.7 .529 1.3 3.4 .398 3.6 4.1 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+4.4+13.3+0.1+0.2+0.4+3.6+0.2+0.2-1.8-0.6+5.4+10.5+.023+0.4+0.7+.120+3.0+4.4+.120
Austin Reaves 16 36.2 16.9 1.3 3.2 4.4 4.6 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.6 12.1 .464 2.4 5.5 .443 3.2 3.6 .895

Season 3
Ja Morant Austin Reaves
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+25+1.0+11.5+0.7+0.8+1.4+1.2+0.4+0.1-1.3-0.4+4.6+9.1+.007+0.4+0.6+.023+2.7+4.0+.092
Austin Reaves 82 32.1 15.9 0.7 3.6 4.3 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.1 1.9 5.6 11.5 .486 1.9 5.1 .367 2.8 3.3 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+2.8+10.3+0.4+3.8+4.2+6.2+0.6+0.2-2.8-0.8+3.0+7.8+.036+0.5+0.4+.071+3.8+5.9+.148
Austin Reaves 5 34.8 16.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.6 6.0 12.6 .476 1.4 5.2 .269 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Ja Morant Austin Reaves
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+3.0+6.0+0.2+1.2+1.4+2.3-1.0-0.5+2.8+5.7+.006+1.2+2.4+.070+1.7+3.1+.129
Austin Reaves 73 34.9 20.2 0.8 3.7 4.5 5.8 1.1 0.3 2.4 2.1 6.5 14.2 .460 2.7 7.3 .377 4.4 5.0 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+1.8+8.4+0.8+0.6+1.4+3.4+1.6+0.4-0.6-1.2+3.0+6.6+.014+0.4+3.2+.100+2.8+3.8+.088
Austin Reaves 5 39.2 16.2 0.8 4.6 5.4 3.6 0.2 0.6 2.8 3.6 6.0 14.6 .411 3.0 9.4 .319 1.2 1.4 .857

Season 5
Ja Morant Austin Reaves
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+1.6+2.7+0.1+0.1+1.4+0.2+0.4-0.3-0.2+0.4+2.0+.032+1.2+1.9+.094+2.2+2.0+.062
Austin Reaves 21 36.9 27.8 0.8 4.8 5.6 6.7 1.0 0.2 3.3 2.3 8.5 16.9 .503 2.8 7.6 .369 8.0 9.1 .875
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Ja Morant nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Ja Morant played 2 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Ja Morant played in one postseason.

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