Stephen Curry vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Stephen Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Stephen Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 10 more than Ja Morant, who played 6. Stephen Curry 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
Stephen Curry 16 10 2009-10 to 2024-25
Ja Morant 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Stephen Curry Ja Morant
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis 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%
Stephen Curry 80 36.2 17.5 0.6 3.9 4.5 5.9 1.9 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.6 14.3 .462 2.1 4.8 .437 2.2 2.5 .885
difference:+13+5.2+0.3+0.2+0.8+0.6+1.4+1.0+0.1-0.3-1.6+0.1+0.3+.015+1.2+2.1+.102+1.4+2.1+.109
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 Stephen Curry nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Stephen Curry Ja Morant
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis 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%
Stephen Curry 74 33.6 18.6 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.8 1.5 0.3 3.1 3.1 6.8 14.2 .480 2.0 4.6 .442 2.9 3.1 .934
difference:+11+1.0+0.5+0.2+0.1+0.1+1.6+0.6+0.1-0.1-1.7+1.0+.031+0.8+0.8+.139+1.4+2.8+.206
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%
Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry Ja Morant
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis 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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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 26 28.2 14.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.3 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.6 11.4 .490 2.1 4.7 .455 1.5 1.8 .809
difference:+31+4.9+12.7+0.8+1.6+2.3+1.4+0.3+0.1-0.9-0.9+4.6+9.2+.003+0.6+0.2+.111+4.0+5.5+.048
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%
Stephen Curry DNP------ --- ----------
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

Stephen Curry Ja Morant
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisGrizzlies 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%
Stephen Curry 78 38.2 22.9 0.8 3.3 4.0 6.9 1.6 0.2 3.1 2.5 8.0 17.8 .451 3.5 7.7 .453 3.4 3.7 .900
difference:+17+6.3+3.3+0.2+1.6+1.9+1.2+0.5+0.1-0.3-0.9+1.3+2.1+.015+2.0+2.8+.146+2.7+4.4+.152
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%
Stephen Curry 12 41.4 23.4 0.4 3.4 3.8 8.1 1.7 0.2 3.3 2.9 8.5 19.6 .434 3.5 8.8 .396 2.9 3.2 .921
difference:+7+4.0+1.2+1.2+1.8+3.0+1.1+0.1-0.1-0.5+0.5+1.6+.009+0.9+2.6+.023+1.1+2.0+.152
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

Stephen Curry Ja Morant
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors 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%
Stephen Curry 78 36.5 24.0 0.6 3.7 4.3 8.5 1.6 0.2 3.8 2.5 8.4 17.7 .471 3.3 7.9 .424 3.9 4.5 .885
difference:+69+1.2+1.1+0.1+1.2+1.3+0.4+0.8+0.4-0.8-0.4+0.5+1.2+1.7+2.2+.149+1.9+2.6+.072
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%
Stephen Curry 7 42.3 23.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 8.4 1.7 0.1 3.7 2.6 7.3 16.6 .440 3.1 8.1 .386 5.3 6.0 .881
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Stephen Curry Ja Morant
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies 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%
Stephen Curry 80 32.7 23.8 0.7 3.6 4.3 7.7 2.0 0.2 3.1 2.0 8.2 16.8 .487 3.6 8.1 .443 3.9 4.2 .914
difference:+30+2.3+0.6+0.2+0.2+0.4+0.8-0.6-0.3+0.1+1.0+.033+1.8+2.4+.134+1.4+2.2+.090
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%
Stephen Curry 21 39.3 28.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.4 1.9 0.1 3.9 2.2 9.5 20.9 .456 4.7 11.0 .422 4.6 5.5 .835
difference:+18+12.0+10.0+0.7+2.3+3.0+1.4+1.2+0.6-1.9-1.2+2.2+3.2+.041+3.4+5.7+.172+2.3+1.8+.199
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

* Stephen Curry played 10 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—Stephen Curry played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Ja Morant, Stephen Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 3 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP