Ja Morant vs. Gene Tormohlen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gene Tormohlen 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

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, 1 less than Gene Tormohlen, who played 6. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Gene Tormohlen had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Gene Tormohlen 6 5 1962-63 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Gene Tormohlen
Season 2019-201962-63
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 7 6.7 1.7 - - 2.1 0.7 - - - 1.6 0.7 1.4 .500 - - - 0.3 1.4 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 5 3.0 1.6 - - 1.0 0.6 - - - 1.2 0.8 2.0 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Ja Morant Gene Tormohlen
Season 2020-211963-64
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 51 12.5 4.1 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 2.5 1.8 4.9 .376 - - - 0.4 0.9 .478
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.5 2.2 - - 2.3 0.8 - - - 1.7 0.8 2.2 .385 - - - 0.5 0.8 .600

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1964-65.

Season 3

Ja Morant Gene Tormohlen
Season 2021-221965-66
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 71 10.9 4.8 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 1.9 2.0 4.6 .444 - - - 0.8 1.2 .659
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.3 1.2 - - 3.0 1.0 - - - 1.2 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4

Ja Morant Gene Tormohlen
Season 2022-231966-67
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 63 16.4 6.3 - - 5.5 1.2 - - - 2.8 2.7 6.4 .427 - - - 0.8 1.3 .595
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 8.7 4.0 - - 3.7 0.3 - - - 1.8 1.8 3.5 .524 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400

Season 5

Ja Morant Gene Tormohlen
Season 2023-241967-68
Team Memphis GrizzliesSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 77 9.3 3.0 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.2 1.3 3.4 .374 - - - 0.4 0.7 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 3 8.3 2.3 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 1.3 0.7 2.0 .333 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1968-69.

Season 6

Ja Morant Gene Tormohlen
Season -1969-70
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 2 5.5 2.0 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen ------- --- ----------