Jaylen Brown vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Jaylen Brown, 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.

Jaylen Brown played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ja Morant, who played 6. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Jaylen Brown 9 8 2016-17 to 2024-25
Ja Morant 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Ja Morant
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Jaylen Brown 78 17.2 6.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.8 2.5 5.4 .454 0.6 1.7 .341 1.1 1.6 .685
difference:+11+13.8+11.2+0.2+0.9+1.1+6.5+0.5+0.1-2.4-0.2+4.2+8.6+.023+0.3+1.0+.006+2.5+3.0+.091
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 17 12.6 5.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.0 4.2 .479 0.3 1.4 .217 0.7 1.1 .667
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Ja Morant
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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%
Jaylen Brown 70 30.7 14.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.6 5.3 11.5 .465 1.7 4.4 .395 2.1 3.3 .644
difference:+7+1.9+4.6+0.9+0.9+5.8+0.1+0.2-1.4-1.2+1.5+3.7+.016+0.5+0.6+.092+2.2+2.6+.084
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%
Jaylen Brown 18 32.4 18.0 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 3.2 6.9 14.8 .466 2.4 6.2 .393 1.8 2.8 .640
difference:+13+8.2+12.2+0.5+0.5+6.8+0.4+0.6-2.1-1.4+4.1+7.8+.021+0.4+.070+4.4+5.2+.135
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

Jaylen Brown Ja Morant
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies 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%
Jaylen Brown 74 25.9 13.0 0.9 3.4 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.5 5.0 10.7 .465 1.3 3.7 .344 1.8 2.7 .658
difference:+17+7.2+14.4+0.5+1.0+1.5+5.3+0.3-2.1-1.0+5.2+9.9+.028+0.2+0.8+3.7+4.6+.103
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%
Jaylen Brown 9 30.4 13.9 0.7 5.1 5.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.3 4.9 9.7 .506 1.6 4.4 .350 2.6 3.3 .767
difference:+7.2+13.2+0.7+1.5+2.2+8.7+1.3+0.2-1.8-0.9+4.1+10.7+.066+0.3+1.2+.010+4.6+6.4+.020
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

Jaylen Brown Ja Morant
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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%
Jaylen Brown 57 33.9 20.3 1.1 5.3 6.4 2.1 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.9 7.5 15.6 .481 2.3 5.9 .382 3.1 4.3 .724
difference:+4+2.0+5.9+0.1+0.4+0.5+6.0+0.1-1.2-1.3+1.8+4.3+.015+0.8+1.0+.075+3.0+3.8+.024
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%
Jaylen Brown 17 39.5 21.8 1.4 6.1 7.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.8 8.1 16.9 .476 2.5 7.1 .358 3.1 3.7 .841
difference:+12+2.1+2.8+0.2+0.9+0.7+4.7+0.3+0.3-1.0-0.4+0.9+4.3+.051+0.1+0.9+.061+0.9+1.5+.072
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

Jaylen Brown Ja Morant
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 58 34.5 24.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 2.7 2.9 9.3 19.2 .484 2.8 7.1 .397 3.3 4.3 .764
difference:+49+0.8+0.4+0.5+0.1+0.4+4.7+0.4-0.3-0.8+0.4+0.3+.013+1.2+1.4+.122+2.5+2.8+.049
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
* Neiher Jaylen Brown nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Jaylen Brown Ja Morant
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 66 33.6 23.6 0.8 5.3 6.1 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.7 2.5 8.7 18.4 .473 2.5 7.0 .358 3.7 4.8 .758
difference:+16+3.2+0.4+0.1+1.9+2.0+3.8+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.2+0.6+0.6+.019+0.7+1.3+.049+1.6+1.6+.066
Ja Morant 50 30.4 23.2 0.7 3.4 4.1 7.3 1.2 0.2 3.7 2.3 8.1 17.8 .454 1.8 5.7 .309 5.3 6.4 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 24 38.3 23.1 1.4 5.5 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 3.1 3.0 8.2 17.5 .470 2.5 6.7 .373 4.2 5.5 .763
difference:+21+11.0+4.8+1.1+3.8+4.9+1.5+0.4+0.3-1.1-2.0+0.9+0.2+.055+1.2+1.4+.123+1.9+1.8+.127
Ja Morant 3 27.3 18.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 1.0 7.3 17.7 .415 1.3 5.3 .250 2.3 3.7 .636

Additional Years

* Jaylen Brown played 3 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Jaylen Brown played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 3 extra years over Ja Morant, Jaylen Brown got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game