Ja Morant vs. Dario Saric Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dario Saric 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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 5 years in the NBA, 2 less than Dario Saric, who played 7. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Dario Saric had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24
Dario Saric 7 2 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
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
Dario Saric 81 26.3 12.8 1.4 5.0 6.3 2.2 0.7 0.4 2.3 2.0 4.7 11.4 .411 1.3 4.2 .311 2.1 2.7 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Dario Saric ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East 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 %
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
Dario Saric 78 29.6 14.6 2.0 4.7 6.7 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.1 5.2 11.4 .453 2.0 5.1 .393 2.3 2.7 .860
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
Dario Saric 10 32.9 17.2 3.2 4.1 7.3 3.5 1.0 0.4 1.5 2.8 5.9 14.0 .421 2.0 5.2 .385 3.4 4.0 .850

Season 3

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
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
Dario Saric 81 25.0 10.6 1.6 4.1 5.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.2 2.2 3.8 8.6 .437 1.5 4.0 .365 1.6 1.9 .880
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
Dario Saric ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
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
Dario Saric 66 24.7 10.7 1.5 4.6 6.2 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.4 3.9 8.2 .476 1.3 3.6 .357 1.6 1.9 .844
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
Dario Saric ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost NBA Finals
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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
Dario Saric 50 17.4 8.7 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.9 3.1 6.8 .447 0.9 2.7 .348 1.7 2.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Dario Saric 14 10.5 4.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.5 3.2 .467 0.6 1.3 .444 0.9 1.0 .929

Note: Dario Saric didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 6

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season -2022-23
Team -Phoenix Suns, Oklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Dario Saric 57 14.1 6.4 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.2 4.9 .458 0.8 2.0 .391 1.1 1.3 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Dario Saric ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ja Morant Dario Saric
Season -2023-24
Team -Golden State Warriors
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 %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Dario Saric 64 17.2 8.0 1.1 3.3 4.4 2.3 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.8 2.8 6.1 .466 1.2 3.1 .376 1.2 1.5 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Dario Saric ------- --- ----------