Jalen Green vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Jalen Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Jalen Green played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ja Morant, who played 6. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ja Morant had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, 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
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Ja Morant 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Green Ja Morant
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
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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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
difference:+0.9+0.5+0.3+0.2+0.5+4.7+0.2-1.3-0.1+0.6+0.2+.051+1.4+4.1+.008+0.8+1.1+.021
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Green nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jalen Green Ja Morant
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
difference:+13+1.6+3.0+0.3+0.1+0.3+3.7+0.1-0.6-0.3+0.6+2.7+.033+1.3+3.5+.035+0.5+0.2+.058
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Jalen Green Ja Morant
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
difference:+25+1.4+7.8+0.9+0.3+0.5+3.2+0.4+0.1-1.1-0.1+3.3+4.4+.070+1.0+2.9+.012+2.0+3.0+.043
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4

Jalen Green Ja Morant
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Houston RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
difference:+21+1.0+5.2+0.5+0.9+1.3+4.7+0.2-0.9-0.1+1.9+2.4+.043+1.4+3.2+.047+2.8+4.0+.065
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667
difference:+2+6.1+11.3+1.2+0.2+1.4+4.1+1.2+0.1-2.0-1.5+4.4+8.9+.053+0.7+0.1+.124+1.7+1.8+.102
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

Additional Years

* Ja Morant played 2 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—Ja Morant played in one postseason.