Jalen Johnson vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson.
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 Johnson 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 10 points more than Jalen Johnson in his 5 seasons (22.4 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 4,621 points more (7,178 vs. 2,557).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 12.4 | 5 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | +10.0 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 2,557 | 5 | |
| Ja Morant | 7,178 | +4,621 | 7 |
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 Johnson (+22.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+547).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +22.7 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Johnson | 26 | 2 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +547 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 51 | |||
| Ja Morant | 197 | +146 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 117 | |||
| Ja Morant | 304 | +187 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 185 | |||
| Ja Morant | 320 | +135 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 22 | +22 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 8 | +8 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +14 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 1 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +21 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 5 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +17 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 12.4 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 50.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 33.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 73.9 | 5 | 207 |
| difference: | +10.0 | +3.3 | +7.9 | +4.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +3.3 | +2 | +113 |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.0 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 77.2 | 7 | 320 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 2,557 | 1,003 | 1,974 | 50.8 | 185 | 553 | 33.5 | 366 | 495 | 73.9 | 5 | 207 |
| difference: | +4,621 | +1,581 | +3,585 | +4.3 | +242 | +824 | +2.5 | +1,217 | +1,556 | +3.3 | +2 | +113 |
| Ja Morant | 7,178 | 2,584 | 5,559 | 46.5 | 427 | 1,377 | 31.0 | 1,583 | 2,051 | 77.2 | 7 | 320 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Johnson | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 2 | 8 |
| difference: | +22.7 | +7.9 | +17.3 | +7.5 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +1.1 | +5.3 | +7.2 | +25.0 | +2 | +14 |
| 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 Johnson | 26 | 10 | 27 | 37.0 | 4 | 12 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 8 |
| difference: | +547 | +193 | +429 | +7.5 | +40 | +116 | +1.1 | +121 | +162 | +25.0 | +2 | +14 |
| 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 Johnson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 22.1 points in a total of 63 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | 0.0 | 2022 | 2 | |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 24.6 | +24.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Johnson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
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. |