Joe Bryant vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Joe Bryant, 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.

Joe Bryant played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Joe Bryant had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Joe Bryant 8 4 1975-76 to 1982-83
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Joe Bryant 75 16.0 7.4 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 - 2.2 3.1 7.4 .422 - - - 1.2 2.0 .626
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 %
Joe Bryant 3 14.3 7.7 1.0 3.3 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 - 3.7 3.0 4.0 .750 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Joe Bryant 61 10.0 4.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.2 - 1.4 1.8 3.9 .446 - - - 0.9 1.1 .757
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 %
Joe Bryant 10 7.4 2.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 - 1.3 1.2 3.1 .387 - - - 0.5 0.8 .625
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

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Joe Bryant 81 15.3 6.1 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.3 2.3 5.4 .436 - - - 1.4 1.8 .771
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 %
Joe Bryant 10 12.2 5.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5 2.2 2.1 4.7 .447 - - - 0.8 1.1 .727
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

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies 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 %
Joe Bryant 70 15.2 7.6 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.6 2.4 2.9 6.8 .429 - - - 1.8 2.4 .724
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 %
Joe Bryant 7 5.0 3.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.7 .385 - - - 0.1 0.3 .500
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

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1979-802023-24
Team San Diego ClippersMemphis 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 %
Joe Bryant 81 28.7 9.3 2.1 4.3 6.4 1.8 1.3 0.5 2.1 3.2 3.6 8.4 .431 0.1 0.4 .147 2.0 2.7 .742
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 %
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Season 6

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1980-81-
Team San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Joe Bryant 82 28.8 11.6 1.8 3.6 5.4 2.3 0.9 0.4 2.1 3.2 4.6 9.6 .479 0.0 0.2 .133 2.4 3.0 .791
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Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 7

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1981-82-
Team San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Joe Bryant 75 26.5 11.8 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.5 1.0 0.4 2.4 3.3 4.5 9.3 .486 0.1 0.4 .267 2.6 3.3 .785
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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Season 8

Joe Bryant Ja Morant
Season 1982-83-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Joe Bryant 81 25.4 10.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.2 3.2 4.2 9.5 .448 0.1 0.4 .222 1.4 2.0 .703
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Bryant ------- --- ----------
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