Ja Morant vs. Kevin Stacom Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Stacom 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 Kevin Stacom, who played 6. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Kevin Stacom had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Kevin Stacom 6 3 1974-75 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Kevin Stacom
Season 2019-201974-75
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 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
Kevin Stacom 61 7.3 2.8 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 - 1.1 1.2 2.6 .453 - - - 0.5 0.5 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Kevin Stacom 4 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Ja Morant Kevin Stacom
Season 2020-211975-76
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Kevin Stacom 77 14.5 5.3 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 - 1.5 2.2 5.0 .439 - - - 0.9 1.2 .747
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
Kevin Stacom 17 11.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 0.8 2.6 .289 - - - 0.5 0.6 .727

Season 3

Ja Morant Kevin Stacom
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Kevin Stacom 79 13.3 5.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.0 - 0.8 2.3 5.5 .409 - - - 0.6 0.7 .793
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
Kevin Stacom 5 5.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.2 .500 - - - 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 4

Ja Morant Kevin Stacom
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
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
Kevin Stacom 55 18.3 8.5 0.5 1.5 1.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 3.7 8.8 .426 - - - 1.0 1.3 .761
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
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ja Morant Kevin Stacom
Season 2023-241978-79
Team Memphis GrizzliesIndiana Pacers, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
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 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
Kevin Stacom 68 12.2 4.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.7 1.9 5.0 .374 - - - 0.6 0.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------

Note: Kevin Stacom didn't play in 1979-80 and 1980-81.

Season 6

Ja Morant Kevin Stacom
Season -1981-82
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
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 ------- --- ----------
Kevin Stacom 7 12.9 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.9 2.0 4.9 .412 0.1 0.3 .500 0.1 0.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Kevin Stacom ------- --- ----------