Zach Edey vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ja Morant, who played 7. Zach Edey 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 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Ja Morant | 7 | 4 | 2019-20 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Ja Morant | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +1 | +9.5 | +8.6 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +4.4 | +6.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | -2.0 | -1.2 | +2.9 | +7.4 | +.103 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +.011 | +2.2 | +2.7 | +.067 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Ja Morant | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Zach Edey | Ja Morant | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 10 | 26.2 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 8.7 | .655 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .793 |
| difference: | +53 | +6.4 | +5.3 | +2.9 | +4.3 | +7.2 | +6.5 | +0.2 | +1.9 | -1.2 | -1.7 | +1.1 | +6.5 | +.206 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +.030 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +.065 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 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 |
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* Ja Morant played 5 seasons more than Zach Edey 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 Zach Edey, Ja Morant got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 Most Improved Player 2 All-Star Game |