Ja Morant vs. Ricky Pierce Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Pierce 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 Ricky Pierce, who played 16. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Ricky Pierce had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 |
Ricky Pierce |
16 |
12 |
1982-83 to 1997-98 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Ja Morant |
Ricky Pierce |
Season |
2019-20 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Memphis Grizzlies | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
39 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.563 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
69 |
18.6 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
8.3 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.861 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
44 |
20.0 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.823 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
8 |
24.8 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.778 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
81 |
26.5 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9.9 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.130 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.858 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
13 |
24.8 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.889 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
79 |
31.7 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
13.6 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.107 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
12 |
26.4 |
15.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
11.8 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.821 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
37 |
26.1 |
16.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
13.1 |
.510 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.214 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.877 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
21.0 |
11.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.472 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.200 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.889 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
75 |
27.7 |
17.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
13.6 |
.518 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.222 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.859 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
9 |
32.4 |
22.3 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
15.7 |
.546 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.750 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.872 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
59 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
8.5 |
16.7 |
.510 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.346 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
.839 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
4 |
30.5 |
22.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
.467 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.500 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
.903 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
78 |
27.8 |
20.5 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
14.8 |
.485 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.397 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
.913 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
22.4 |
11.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
11.4 |
.333 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.300 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
.941 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
78 |
34.1 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.475 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.268 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
.916 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
9 |
35.1 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
14.6 |
.481 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.273 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
.870 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
77 |
28.8 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.489 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.372 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
19 |
30.4 |
17.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.456 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.400 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
.898 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
51 |
20.0 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
11.3 |
.471 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.188 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.896 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
14.8 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.706 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
27 |
24.9 |
12.5 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.437 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.329 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
.877 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
76 |
18.5 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
.447 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.337 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
26.6 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
.340 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.850 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
60 |
20.8 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
.481 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.442 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.897 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
3 |
29.0 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
39 |
11.3 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.308 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.827 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |