Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 Jaren Jackson Jr..
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 Jaren Jackson Jr. 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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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 4.1 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in his 8 seasons (22.6 points against 18.5). On the other hand Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a total of 577 points more than Ja Morant (7,662 vs. 7,085).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.5 | 8 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | +4.1 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7,662 | +577 | 8 |
| Ja Morant | 7,085 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+10.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+148).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 15.7 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +10.3 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 425 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +148 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 177 | |||
| Ja Morant | 195 | +18 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 364 | +65 | ||
| Ja Morant | 299 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 413 | +99 | ||
| Ja Morant | 314 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 2 | +2 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +7 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 22 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 27 | +5 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.5 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.7 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 35.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 79.2 | 8 | 415 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +1.6 | +3.4 | +0.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +3.9 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +1 | +101 |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | 8.1 | 17.4 | 46.7 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 31.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 77.0 | 7 | 314 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7,662 | 2,711 | 5,799 | 46.7 | 717 | 2,041 | 35.1 | 1,523 | 1,922 | 79.2 | 8 | 415 |
| difference: | +577 | +156 | +333 | +0.0 | +297 | +693 | +3.9 | +32 | +97 | +2.2 | +1 | +101 |
| Ja Morant | 7,085 | 2,555 | 5,466 | 46.7 | 420 | 1,348 | 31.2 | 1,555 | 2,019 | 77.0 | 7 | 314 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 15.7 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 39.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 33.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 81.6 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +10.3 | +4.1 | +7.7 | +4.9 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +2.9 | +6.6 | +5 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 425 | 139 | 351 | 39.6 | 45 | 136 | 33.1 | 102 | 125 | 81.6 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +148 | +64 | +105 | +4.9 | +1 | +8 | +1.3 | +21 | +39 | +6.6 | +5 | |
| 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
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 1 season more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2026—he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 8 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2023 | 6 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 18.3 | +18.3 | 2025 | 3 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 16.0 | +16.0 | 2025 | 4 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jaren Jackson Jr. didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |