Jay Humphries vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Jay Humphries, 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.

Jay Humphries played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Jay Humphries had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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 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
Jay Humphries 11 7 1984-85 to 1994-95
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Jay Humphries 80 25.8 8.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 4.4 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.6 3.5 7.8 .446 0.1 0.3 .200 1.8 2.1 .829
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 3 30.0 16.3 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.3 0.7 0.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 10.3 .645 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 82 33.3 11.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 6.4 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 4.3 9.0 .479 0.0 0.4 .138 2.4 3.1 .767
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
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

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis 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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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 82 31.5 11.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 7.7 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.9 4.4 9.2 .477 0.1 0.3 .185 2.4 3.2 .769
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
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

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 68 26.6 10.0 0.7 1.8 2.6 5.8 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.6 4.2 7.9 .528 0.0 0.3 .167 1.6 2.3 .732
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 5

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jay Humphries 73 30.4 11.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 5.5 1.9 0.1 2.2 2.6 4.7 9.8 .483 0.3 1.3 .266 1.8 2.2 .816
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 9 35.9 14.6 0.9 2.1 3.0 7.8 0.9 0.0 1.3 3.2 5.4 11.0 .495 0.3 2.0 .167 3.3 3.8 .882
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1989-90-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 81 34.8 15.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 5.8 1.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.1 12.4 .494 0.3 0.9 .300 2.8 3.5 .786
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 3 26.3 9.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 6.3 1.0 0.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 5.0 .533 0.3 1.0 .333 3.3 4.3 .769
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1990-91-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 80 34.1 15.2 0.7 2.0 2.8 6.7 1.6 0.1 1.9 3.0 6.0 12.0 .502 0.8 2.0 .373 2.4 3.0 .799
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 3 41.0 15.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 8.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 5.7 5.7 10.7 .531 0.7 1.7 .400 3.0 3.3 .900
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1991-92-
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 %
Jay Humphries 71 31.8 14.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 6.6 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.0 5.3 11.3 .469 0.6 2.0 .292 2.7 3.5 .783
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1992-93-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 78 26.1 8.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.7 3.0 3.7 8.4 .436 0.2 1.0 .200 1.3 1.7 .777
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 5 23.0 5.2 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.2 6.6 .333 0.4 1.6 .250 0.4 0.8 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1993-94-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
Jay Humphries 75 21.6 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.1 .436 0.5 1.3 .396 0.8 1.0 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries 16 22.3 7.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 2.8 2.9 6.8 .426 0.4 1.4 .318 1.2 1.8 .679
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jay Humphries Ja Morant
Season 1994-95-
Team Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics-
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 %
Jay Humphries 18 11.2 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.4 1.9 .235 0.1 0.2 .500 0.1 0.2 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jay Humphries ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------