Ron Lee vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Ron Lee, 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.

Ron Lee played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Ron Lee had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
Ron Lee 6 1 1976-77 to 1981-82
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ron Lee Ja Morant
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis 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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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Lee 82 22.5 10.2 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.2 1.9 0.4 - 3.4 4.2 9.6 .441 - - - 1.7 2.6 .676
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 %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ron Lee Ja Morant
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Ron Lee 82 23.5 12.2 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.7 2.7 0.2 2.7 3.1 5.1 11.6 .439 - - - 2.1 2.8 .746
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 %
Ron Lee 2 20.5 6.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 2.0 3.5 2.5 8.0 .313 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Ron Lee Ja Morant
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Phoenix Suns, New Orleans JazzMemphis 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 %
Ron Lee 60 22.4 8.9 1.1 1.8 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.1 2.8 3.0 3.6 8.5 .430 - - - 1.6 2.4 .695
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 %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
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

Ron Lee Ja Morant
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit PistonsMemphis 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 %
Ron Lee 61 19.1 4.8 0.7 1.4 2.0 4.0 1.6 0.3 1.7 2.8 1.9 5.0 .370 0.4 1.0 .373 0.7 1.1 .629
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 %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
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

Ron Lee Ja Morant
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis 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 %
Ron Lee 82 22.3 4.2 0.8 1.9 2.7 4.4 2.0 0.4 2.1 3.2 1.4 3.9 .350 0.0 0.2 .154 1.4 1.9 .724
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 %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ron Lee Ja Morant
Season 1981-82-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Ron Lee 81 18.1 3.4 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.9 1.4 0.2 1.5 2.7 1.1 3.0 .358 0.2 0.7 .305 1.0 1.5 .706
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Lee ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------