Ja Morant vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Ja Morant 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 Arvydas Sabonis.
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 total points during the season while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points in the postseason. 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 10.4 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (22.4 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 1,549 points more (7,178 vs. 5,629).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | +10.4 | 7 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Ja Morant | 7,178 | +1,549 | 7 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Arvydas Sabonis (+13.9 points per game) while Arvydas Sabonis scored more points (+44).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +13.9 | 4 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 7 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Ja Morant | 573 | 4 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | +44 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 9 | +9 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 197 | +131 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 304 | +7 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 297 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Ja Morant | 320 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 459 | +139 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 11 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 8 | +8 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +8 | ||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 6 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 35 | +13 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 49 | +27 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
| Arvydas Sabonis | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 77.2 | 7 | 320 |
| difference: | +10.4 | +3.7 | +8.5 | +3.6 | +1.0 | +3.4 | +1.8 | +2.1 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +150 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.0 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 78.6 | 7 | 470 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Ja Morant | 7,178 | 2,584 | 5,559 | 46.5 | 427 | 1,377 | 31.0 | 1,583 | 2,051 | 77.2 | 7 | 320 |
| difference: | +1,549 | +502 | +1,399 | +3.6 | +291 | +962 | +1.8 | +254 | +361 | +1.4 | +150 | |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 5,629 | 2,082 | 4,160 | 50.0 | 136 | 415 | 32.8 | 1,329 | 1,690 | 78.6 | 7 | 470 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | 9.2 | 20.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.4 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
| difference: | +13.9 | +4.8 | +11.1 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +4.9 | +2.5 | +2.5 | +3.6 | +5.2 | +3 | +29 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 12.1 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 45.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
| difference: | +44 | +19 | +35 | +0.7 | +29 | +81 | +2.5 | +35 | +33 | +5.2 | +3 | +29 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 617 | 222 | 491 | 45.2 | 15 | 47 | 31.9 | 158 | 197 | 80.2 | 7 | 51 |