Marquese Chriss vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Marquese Chriss, 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 / 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.

Marquese Chriss played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Marquese Chriss 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 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
Marquese Chriss 6 1 2016-17 to 2021-22
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Marquese Chriss Ja Morant
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Marquese Chriss 82 21.3 9.2 1.2 3.1 4.2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.3 3.2 3.5 7.7 .449 0.9 2.7 .321 1.4 2.2 .624
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 %
Marquese Chriss ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Marquese Chriss Ja Morant
Season 2017-182020-21
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 %
Marquese Chriss 72 21.2 7.7 1.1 4.4 5.5 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.8 2.8 6.6 .423 0.8 2.6 .295 1.3 2.2 .608
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 %
Marquese Chriss ------- --- ----------
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

Marquese Chriss Ja Morant
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Houston Rockets, Cleveland CavaliersMemphis 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 %
Marquese Chriss 43 11.6 4.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.9 1.6 4.2 .372 0.4 1.7 .222 0.7 1.0 .711
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 %
Marquese Chriss ------- --- ----------
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

Marquese Chriss Ja Morant
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis 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 %
Marquese Chriss 59 20.3 9.3 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.9 0.7 1.1 1.3 2.1 3.6 6.5 .545 0.1 0.7 .205 2.0 2.6 .769
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 %
Marquese Chriss ------- --- ----------
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

Marquese Chriss Ja Morant
Season 2020-212023-24
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 %
Marquese Chriss 2 13.5 6.5 1.5 5.0 6.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 7.0 .357 0.5 2.5 .200 1.0 2.0 .500
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 %
Marquese Chriss ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Marquese Chriss Ja Morant
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Marquese Chriss 34 10.2 4.5 1.0 2.1 3.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.9 1.8 3.9 .463 0.2 0.7 .320 0.6 1.0 .667
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marquese Chriss 8 3.8 1.8 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.0 .500 0.1 0.3 .500 0.6 0.8 .833
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------