Stu Lantz vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Stu Lantz, 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.

Stu Lantz played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Stu Lantz had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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
Stu Lantz 8 2 1968-69 to 1975-76
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1968-692019-20
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Stu Lantz 73 18.9 7.8 - - 3.2 1.4 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.8 2.3 .772
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 %
Stu Lantz 6 34.7 13.5 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 3.7 5.0 11.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.5 .778
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1969-702020-21
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 30.1 14.5 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 2.9 5.5 12.5 .443 - - - 3.4 4.4 .770
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1970-712021-22
Team San Diego RocketsMemphis 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 %
Stu Lantz 82 37.8 20.6 - - 5.0 4.2 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.9 .448 - - - 6.3 7.9 .806
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1971-722022-23
Team Houston RocketsMemphis 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 %
Stu Lantz 81 38.2 18.5 - - 4.3 4.2 - - - 2.6 6.9 15.8 .435 - - - 4.8 5.7 .838
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
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

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1972-732023-24
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 %
Stu Lantz 51 31.4 9.6 - - 3.4 2.7 - - - 2.3 3.6 8.9 .407 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
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 %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1973-74-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Stu Lantz 50 19.6 8.9 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 3.1 7.2 .427 - - - 2.8 3.3 .848
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz 7 32.4 12.0 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.0 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 4.0 8.4 .475 - - - 4.0 4.6 .875
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1974-75-
Team New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Stu Lantz 75 23.8 8.6 1.2 1.4 2.6 2.5 0.7 0.2 - 2.2 3.0 7.5 .406 - - - 2.6 3.1 .838
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Stu Lantz Ja Morant
Season 1975-76-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Stu Lantz 53 16.1 4.7 0.5 1.3 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 - 2.0 1.6 3.8 .417 - - - 1.5 1.7 .899
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Stu Lantz ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------