Dyson Daniels vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Dyson Daniels 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.

Ja Morant has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dyson Daniels.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Ja Morant has better scoring stats than Dyson Daniels in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 14.2 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (22.6 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 5,288 points more (6,942 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Ja Morant 22.6
+14.2
6

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Ja Morant 6,942
+5,288
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Dyson Daniels (+24.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+569).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Ja Morant 26.0
+24.7
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Ja Morant 573
+569
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 9
+9

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 65
+65

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Ja Morant 192
+180

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Ja Morant 293
+215

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
Ja Morant 307
+134

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+23
Ja Morant 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 14
+14

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Ja Morant 22
+22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Ja Morant 22
+21

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
Ja Morant 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196
difference:+14.2+4.7+10.0+0.3+0.6+2.0+1.1+4.2+5.2+15.2+3+111
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
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196
difference:+5,288+1,826+3,902+0.3+266+856+1.1+1,370+1,742+15.2+3+111
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
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+24.7+8.5+18.7+11.2+2.0+5.1+34.4+5.6+7.5+75.0+3+19
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
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+569+201+450+11.2+44+126+34.4+123+164+75.0+3+19
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Ja Morant 17.8
+14.0
202067

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Ja Morant 19.1
+13.3
202163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
Ja Morant 27.4
+13.3
202257

Ja Morant's additional seasons:

* Ja Morant played 3 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 120 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.2 ppg and his lowest 23.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Ja Morant -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
20243
Ja Morant 30.2
+28.9
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Ja Morant 27.1
+27.1
20229

Ja Morant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Ja Morant played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.3 points in a total of 8 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.6 ppg and his lowest 18.3.