LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and LaMarcus Aldridge, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

LaMarcus Aldridge played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Ja Morant, who played 7. LaMarcus Aldridge had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
LaMarcus Aldridge 16 9 2006-07 to 2021-22
Ja Morant 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 63 22.1 9.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 3.8 7.6 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 .722
difference:+4+8.9+8.8+1.5+0.4+1.1+6.9+0.6+0.9-2.6-1.4+2.9+6.4+.026+0.9+2.7+2.3+2.8+.054
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 LaMarcus Aldridge nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 76 34.9 17.8 2.9 4.7 7.6 1.6 0.7 1.2 1.7 3.2 7.4 15.3 .484 0.0 0.1 .143 3.0 3.9 .762
difference:+13+2.3+1.3+2.0+1.6+3.6+5.8+0.2+1.0-1.5-1.8+0.6+0.1+.035+1.2+3.7+.160+1.3+2.0+.034
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 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
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 37.1 18.1 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.9 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.6 7.4 15.3 .484 0.1 0.3 .250 3.2 4.1 .781
difference:+24+4.0+9.3+1.5+0.2+1.8+4.8+0.2+0.6-1.9-1.1+2.8+5.3+.009+1.4+4.2+.094+2.3+3.2+.020
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 39.5 19.5 1.5 6.0 7.5 1.3 0.5 1.7 1.7 2.7 8.5 17.3 .490 0.2 0.7 .250 2.3 3.3 .700
difference:+3+1.9+7.6+0.1+0.6+0.5+8.5+1.5+1.3-1.9-0.3+0.5+3.1+.050+1.7+4.9+.090+4.9+6.4+.047
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
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 78 37.5 17.9 2.5 5.6 8.0 2.1 0.9 0.6 1.3 3.0 7.4 15.0 .495 0.1 0.2 .313 2.9 3.9 .757
difference:+17+5.6+8.3+1.5+0.7+2.1+6.0+0.2+0.3-2.1-1.4+1.9+4.9+.029+1.4+4.7+.006+3.2+4.2+.009
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 38.2 19.0 1.7 4.3 6.0 2.2 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.7 6.7 15.5 .430 0.2 0.3 .500 5.5 7.3 .750
difference:+1+0.8+5.6+0.1+0.9+0.8+4.8+0.6+1.6-1.6-0.3+2.3+5.7+.005+2.4+5.9+.081+1.5+2.1+.019
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
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 81 39.6 21.8 3.4 5.3 8.8 2.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 2.7 8.7 17.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .174 4.3 5.5 .791
difference:+72+4.3+3.3+2.7+0.4+3.2+6.0+0.2+0.6-1.1-0.6+0.2+1.4+.029+1.6+5.4+.101+1.5+1.6+.022
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMarcus Aldridge 6 43.0 20.8 2.7 4.8 7.5 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 3.2 8.8 19.2 .461 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.0 .792
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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%
LaMarcus Aldridge 55 36.3 21.7 2.7 5.3 8.0 2.4 0.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 8.8 17.1 .512 0.0 0.2 .182 4.1 5.0 .814
difference:+5+5.9+1.5+2.0+1.9+3.9+4.9+0.3+0.6-1.7-0.5+0.7+0.7+.058+1.8+5.5+.127+1.2+1.4+.010
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%
LaMarcus Aldridge DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 7
LaMarcus Aldridge Ja Morant
Season 2012-132025-26
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
LaMarcus Aldridge 74 37.7 21.1 2.4 6.7 9.1 2.6 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.5 8.6 17.8 .484 0.0 0.2 .143 3.8 4.7 .810
difference:+61+9.2+2.9+1.9+3.6+5.6+5.2+0.1+1.0-1.9-0.3+2.7+1.3+.126+0.9+4.8+.042+1.6+1.1+.111
Ja Morant 13 28.5 18.2 0.5 3.1 3.5 7.8 0.9 0.2 3.8 2.2 5.9 16.5 .358 0.9 5.0 .185 5.4 5.8 .921
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* LaMarcus Aldridge played 9 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2014 to 2022—LaMarcus Aldridge played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Ja Morant, LaMarcus Aldridge got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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