Yves Missi vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Yves Missi, 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.

Yves Missi played 2 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ja Morant, who played 7. Yves Missi had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Yves Missi 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26
Ja Morant 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yves Missi Ja Morant
Season 2024-252019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Yves Missi 73 26.8 9.1 3.5 4.7 8.2 1.4 0.5 1.3 1.1 2.0 3.7 6.7 .547 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .623
difference:+6+4.2+8.7+2.7+1.6+4.3+5.9+0.4+1.0-2.2-0.4+3.0+7.3+.070+0.9+2.7+1.9+1.8+.153
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 Yves Missi nor Ja Morant played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Yves Missi Ja Morant
Season 2025-262020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis 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%
Yves Missi 5 23.2 7.8 3.4 3.2 6.6 1.4 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.2 3.0 4.4 .682 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.2 .563
difference:+58+9.4+11.3+2.5+0.1+2.6+6.0+0.7+1.0-1.6-0.8+3.8+10.8+.233+1.2+3.8+2.5+2.7+.165
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%
Yves Missi 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

Additional Years

* Ja Morant played 5 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2022 to 2026—Ja Morant played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Yves Missi, Ja Morant got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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