Darius Garland vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Darius Garland 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Ja Morant has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Darius Garland.
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 Darius Garland 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 3.7 points more than Darius Garland in his 6 seasons (22.6 points against 18.9). On the other hand Darius Garland scored a total of 262 points more than Ja Morant (7,204 vs. 6,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Darius Garland | 18.9 | 6 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | +3.7 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Darius Garland | 7,204 | +262 | 6 |
| Ja Morant | 6,942 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Darius Garland (+8.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+192).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 3 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +8.7 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Darius Garland | 381 | 3 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +192 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 166 | |||
| Ja Morant | 192 | +26 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 346 | +53 | ||
| Ja Morant | 293 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 382 | +75 | ||
| Ja Morant | 307 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 9 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +5 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Darius Garland | 21 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +1 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 22 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Darius Garland | 18.9 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 45.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 38.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 86.7 | 6 | 382 |
| difference: | +3.7 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +7.2 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +10.1 | +75 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | 8.2 | 17.4 | 46.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 31.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 76.6 | 6 | 307 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Darius Garland | 7,204 | 2,635 | 5,818 | 45.3 | 897 | 2,313 | 38.8 | 1,037 | 1,196 | 86.7 | 6 | 382 |
| difference: | +262 | +128 | +474 | +1.6 | +482 | +1,001 | +7.2 | +476 | +779 | +10.1 | +75 | |
| Ja Morant | 6,942 | 2,507 | 5,344 | 46.9 | 415 | 1,312 | 31.6 | 1,513 | 1,975 | 76.6 | 6 | 307 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 6.2 | 14.5 | 42.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 34.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
| difference: | +8.7 | +3.0 | +6.2 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +2.9 | +4.3 | +10.7 | +1 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Darius Garland | 381 | 137 | 320 | 42.8 | 47 | 137 | 34.3 | 60 | 70 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
| difference: | +192 | +66 | +136 | +1.7 | +3 | +9 | +0.1 | +63 | +94 | +10.7 | +1 | |
| 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
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Darius Garland | 15.7 | +15.7 | 2024 | 12 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |