Steven Adams vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Steven Adams, 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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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.

Steven Adams played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ja Morant, who played 6. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Steven Adams 11 8 2013-14 to 2024-25
Ja Morant 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steven Adams Ja Morant
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Steven Adams 81 14.8 3.3 1.8 2.3 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 2.5 1.1 2.3 .503 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .581
difference:+14+16.2+14.5+1.0+0.8+0.2+6.8+0.4+0.4-2.4-0.9+5.6+11.7+.026+0.9+2.7+2.6+2.9+.195
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%
Steven Adams 18 18.4 3.9 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 2.7 1.7 2.5 .689 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.3 .348
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Steven Adams Ja Morant
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis 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%
Steven Adams 70 25.3 7.7 2.8 4.6 7.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 1.4 3.2 3.1 5.7 .544 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .502
difference:+7+7.3+11.4+1.9+1.5+3.5+6.5+0.4+1.0-1.8-1.8+3.7+9.5+.095+1.2+3.8+2.8+3.0+.226
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%
Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams Ja Morant
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder 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%
Steven Adams 80 25.2 8.0 2.7 3.9 6.7 0.8 0.5 1.1 1.1 2.8 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.5 .582
difference:+23+7.9+19.4+1.3+0.5+1.0+5.9+0.7+0.7-2.3-1.3+6.9+15.3+.120+1.5+4.5+4.1+4.8+.179
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%
Steven Adams 18 30.7 10.1 3.4 6.1 9.5 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.1 3.8 6.2 .613 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.1 .630
difference:+9+6.9+17.0+2.0+0.5+1.5+9.1+1.5+0.4-2.7-0.7+5.2+14.2+.173+1.9+5.5+.340+4.6+5.6+.117
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

Steven Adams Ja Morant
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder 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%
Steven Adams 80 29.9 11.3 3.5 4.2 7.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 4.7 8.2 .571 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.2 .611
difference:+19+2.0+14.9+2.5+0.7+1.8+7.0+0.7-1.6-0.8+4.6+11.7+.105+1.5+4.9+4.1+4.9+.137
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%
Steven Adams 5 31.4 8.0 3.4 3.4 6.8 1.4 1.2 1.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 5.6 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.2 .364
difference:+6.0+16.6+1.8+1.8+5.6+0.6+1.6-2.6-0.4+5.4+15.6+.218+2.6+6.2+3.2+3.0+.405
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

Steven Adams Ja Morant
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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%
Steven Adams 76 32.7 13.9 5.1 4.0 9.0 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.9 9.4 .629 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.8 .559
difference:+67+2.6+11.2+4.4+0.9+3.4+6.9+0.4+0.4-1.3-0.7+3.0+9.5+.158+1.6+5.7+3.7+3.3+.254
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%
Steven Adams 6 33.3 10.5 3.2 4.3 7.5 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 4.5 7.7 .587 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
Ja Morant DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Steven Adams Ja Morant
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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%
Steven Adams 80 33.4 13.9 4.9 4.6 9.5 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.7 2.6 6.0 10.1 .595 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.7 .500
difference:+30+3.0+9.3+4.2+1.2+5.4+5.7+0.3+0.8-2.0-0.3+2.1+7.7+.141+1.8+5.7+3.5+2.7+.324
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%
Steven Adams 5 31.8 11.8 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.8 2.6 5.6 8.4 .667 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 1.6 .375
difference:+2+4.5+6.5+2.1+3.1+5.2+3.6+0.3+0.3-0.2-1.6+1.7+9.3+.252+1.3+5.1+.250+1.7+2.1+.261
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

* Steven Adams played 5 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—Steven Adams played in 3 Playoffs.