Jalen Green vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Jalen Green 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 Jalen Green.
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 Jalen Green 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.
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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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 2.5 points more than Jalen Green in his 4 seasons (22.6 points against 20.1), and he also scored a total of 769 points more (6,942 vs. 6,173).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Green | 20.1 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | +2.5 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Green | 6,173 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 6,942 | +769 | 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 Jalen Green (+12.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+480).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | 1 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +12.7 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Green | 93 | 1 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +480 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 158 | |||
| Ja Morant | 192 | +34 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 269 | |||
| Ja Morant | 293 | +24 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 307 | |||
| Ja Morant | 307 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 1 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +13 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 3 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +19 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 7 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +15 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Green | 20.1 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 42.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 34.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 79.9 | 4 | 307 |
| difference: | +2.5 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +2 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Green | 6,173 | 2,143 | 5,082 | 42.2 | 779 | 2,278 | 34.2 | 1,108 | 1,387 | 79.9 | 4 | 307 |
| difference: | +769 | +364 | +262 | +4.7 | +364 | +966 | +2.6 | +405 | +588 | +3.3 | +2 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 37.2 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 29.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 |
| difference: | +12.7 | +4.6 | +8.4 | +7.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +4.9 | +3.3 | +4.1 | +8.3 | +3 | +15 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jalen Green | 93 | 32 | 86 | 37.2 | 13 | 44 | 29.5 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 |
| difference: | +480 | +171 | +370 | +7.3 | +31 | +84 | +4.9 | +107 | +140 | +8.3 | +3 | +15 |
| 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
Ja Morant's additional seasons: | ||||
* Ja Morant played 2 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 23.5 points in a total of 59 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Ja Morant's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Ja Morant played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 18.3 points in a total of 3 games. |