Jeff Grayer vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Jeff Grayer, 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.

Jeff Grayer played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Jeff Grayer had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Jeff Grayer 9 3 1988-89 to 1997-98
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1988-892019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Jeff Grayer 11 18.2 7.4 1.3 1.9 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.7 1.4 2.9 6.6 .438 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 1.8 .850
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 %
Jeff Grayer ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jeff Grayer 71 20.1 7.7 1.3 1.7 3.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.8 3.2 6.9 .460 0.0 0.1 .125 1.4 2.1 .651
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 %
Jeff Grayer 4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Jeff Grayer 82 17.3 6.4 1.4 1.6 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.6 5.9 .433 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .687
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 %
Jeff Grayer 3 12.3 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 4.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.0 .833
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

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Jeff Grayer 82 20.2 9.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.8 8.4 .448 0.2 0.8 .288 1.2 1.9 .667
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 %
Jeff Grayer ------- --- ----------
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

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1992-932023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
Jeff Grayer 48 21.4 8.8 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.5 3.4 7.4 .467 0.0 0.3 .143 1.9 2.8 .669
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 %
Jeff Grayer ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1993-94-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Jeff Grayer 67 16.4 6.8 1.1 1.7 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.5 2.9 5.4 .526 0.0 0.2 .167 1.1 1.8 .602
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Grayer 3 15.3 8.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.3 3.7 6.7 .550 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1994-95-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jeff Grayer 47 23.4 8.3 1.2 1.9 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.7 3.5 8.1 .428 0.1 0.3 .333 1.2 1.8 .699
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Grayer ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Grayer didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 8

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1996-97-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Jeff Grayer 25 12.6 3.6 0.8 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.7 1.5 3.3 .458 0.2 0.4 .364 0.4 0.8 .550
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Grayer ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jeff Grayer Ja Morant
Season 1997-98-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Jeff Grayer 5 6.8 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.4 0.8 2.2 .364 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Grayer ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------