Patty Mills vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Patty Mills, 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.

Patty Mills played 16 years in the NBA, 10 more than Ja Morant, who played 6. Patty Mills had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Patty Mills 16 14 2009-10 to 2024-25
Ja Morant 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patty Mills Ja Morant
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Patty Mills 10 3.8 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.7 .571
difference:+57+27.2+15.2+0.7+3.0+3.7+6.8+0.9+0.3-2.9-1.0+5.7+11.6+.060+0.7+2.3+.165+3.2+3.9+.205
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%
Patty Mills 3 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Patty Mills Ja Morant
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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%
Patty Mills 64 12.2 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 5.1 .412 0.7 2.1 .353 0.6 0.7 .766
difference:+1+20.4+13.6+0.6+2.6+3.2+5.7+0.5+0.2-2.2-0.4+4.7+10.1+.037+0.5+1.7+.050+3.7+5.2+.038
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%
Patty Mills 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+3+38.1+30.2+1.4+2.9+4.3+8.2+0.4-2.9-1.8+11.0+21.6+.487+2.0+5.7+.323+6.2+8.0
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

Patty Mills Ja Morant
Season 2011-122021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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%
Patty Mills 16 16.3 10.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.9 3.9 8.1 .485 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 0.9 1.000
difference:+41+16.8+17.1+1.1+2.9+3.9+4.3+0.6+0.3-1.8-0.6+6.3+12.5+.008+1.0+.085+4.6+6.4+.239
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%
Patty Mills 8 3.9 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 .545 0.4 0.6 .600 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+1+33.7+25.2+1.3+6.3+7.6+9.2+1.9+0.4-3.2-2.1+8.2+19.0+.105+1.5+5.0+.260+7.2+9.7
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

Patty Mills Ja Morant
Season 2012-132022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA 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%
Patty Mills 58 11.3 5.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 4.2 .469 0.9 2.2 .400 0.3 0.3 .842
difference:+3+20.6+21.1+0.8+4.2+5.0+7.0+0.7+0.2-2.7-0.7+7.4+15.7+.003+0.6+2.7+.093+5.8+7.8+.094
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%
Patty Mills 9 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+4+34.0+23.3+1.5+5.0+6.5+6.8+1.8+0.2-3.3-2.2+8.4+20.1+.075+2.4+5.4+.133+4.0+5.2
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

Patty Mills Ja Morant
Season 2013-142023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Patty Mills 81 18.9 10.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.8 8.2 .464 1.7 3.9 .425 0.9 1.0 .890
difference:+72+16.4+14.9+0.3+3.2+3.5+6.3+0.5-2.2-0.7+5.1+10.7+.007+0.1+1.8+.150+4.9+6.1+.077
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%
Patty Mills 23 15.3 7.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.7 6.1 .447 1.4 3.4 .405 0.4 0.6 .769
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Patty Mills Ja Morant
Season 2014-152024-25
Team San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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%
Patty Mills 51 15.7 6.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.5 6.6 .381 1.2 3.6 .341 0.6 0.8 .825
difference:+1+14.7+16.3+0.3+2.3+2.6+5.6+0.7+0.2-3.0-1.2+5.6+11.2+.073+0.6+2.1+.032+4.7+5.6+.001
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%
Patty Mills 7 16.0 10.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.0 6.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .571 1.9 1.9 1.000
difference:+4+11.3+8.2+0.3+0.4+0.7+3.9+0.4+0.7-1.3-1.1+4.3+11.7+.085+1.0+1.3+.321+0.4+1.8+.364
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

* Patty Mills played 10 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—Patty Mills played in 8 Playoffs.