Andre Drummond vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Andre Drummond to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Ja Morant has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andre Drummond.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Ja Morant has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Andre Drummond scored more points in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 10 points more than Andre Drummond in his 14 seasons (22.4 points against 12.4). On the other hand Andre Drummond scored a total of 4,294 points more than Ja Morant (11,451 vs. 7,157).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Andre Drummond | 12.4 | 14 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | +10.0 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Andre Drummond | 11,451 | +4,294 | 14 |
| Ja Morant | 7,157 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Andre Drummond (+15.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+389).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Andre Drummond | 10.8 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +15.2 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Andre Drummond | 184 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +389 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 9 | +9 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 152 | |||
| Ja Morant | 196 | +44 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 583 | +280 | ||
| Ja Morant | 303 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 909 | +590 | ||
| Ja Morant | 319 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 16 | +16 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 8 | +8 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 1 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +13 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 10 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +12 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 16 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +6 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 1 | +1 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 12.4 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 48.7 | 14 | 925 |
| difference: | +10.0 | +2.9 | +7.8 | +7.6 | +1.3 | +4.1 | +13.7 | +2.9 | +2.4 | +28.5 | +7 | +606 |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 77.2 | 7 | 319 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 11,451 | 4,803 | 8,867 | 54.2 | 29 | 168 | 17.3 | 1,816 | 3,729 | 48.7 | 14 | 925 |
| difference: | +4,294 | +2,226 | +3,328 | +7.6 | +396 | +1,204 | +13.7 | +238 | +1,685 | +28.5 | +7 | +606 |
| Ja Morant | 7,157 | 2,577 | 5,539 | 46.5 | 425 | 1,372 | 31.0 | 1,578 | 2,044 | 77.2 | 7 | 319 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 10.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 42.9 | 4 | 17 |
| difference: | +15.2 | +4.7 | +11.8 | +6.5 | +2.0 | +5.7 | +34.4 | +3.8 | +3.4 | +32.1 | +5 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 184 | 77 | 151 | 51.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 30 | 70 | 42.9 | 4 | 17 |
| difference: | +389 | +126 | +305 | +6.5 | +44 | +126 | +34.4 | +93 | +94 | +32.1 | +5 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Andre Drummond's additional seasons: | ||||
* Andre Drummond played 10 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 10.2 points in a total of 586 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.7 ppg and his lowest 6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 18.3 | +18.3 | 2025 | 3 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2019 | 4 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Andre Drummond's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Andre Drummond played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |