Ja Morant vs. Joe Smith Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Smith 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 5 years in the NBA, 11 less than Joe Smith, who played 16. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Joe Smith had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 |
Joe Smith |
16 |
10 |
1995-96 to 2010-11 |
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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 |
Joe Smith |
80 |
38.6 |
18.7 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
16.2 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.261 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
.814 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Joe Smith |
79 |
29.7 |
14.6 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.775 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Joe Smith |
43 |
33.0 |
13.7 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
8.2 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
12.1 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
.755 |
|
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 |
Joe Smith |
4 |
30.0 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
9.3 |
.297 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.727 |
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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 |
Joe Smith |
78 |
25.3 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
4 |
19.8 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
69 |
28.1 |
12.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
11.1 |
.403 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
72 |
26.7 |
10.7 |
2.1 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
8.1 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.667 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.830 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
3 |
14.3 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.875 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
54 |
20.7 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.779 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
8.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
76 |
29.7 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
35.4 |
13.2 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
11.0 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
.923 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
74 |
30.6 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
8.4 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
44 |
20.2 |
8.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
21.2 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.667 |
|
Season 12 |
|
Ja Morant |
Joe Smith |
Season |
- | 2006-07 |
Team |
- | Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers |
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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
65 |
23.1 |
8.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
77 |
22.4 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.755 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
13 |
20.2 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
5.7 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.636 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
57 |
19.3 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.468 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.429 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.720 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
13 |
16.8 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.460 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.600 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.793 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
64 |
9.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.399 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.143 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.813 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
16 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.188 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.000 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Smith |
5 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |