Ray Allen vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Ray Allen 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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Ray Allen is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points while Ja Morant has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare all their scoring stats.

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 while Ray Allen scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Ja Morant averages 3.5 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (22.4 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 17,327 points more than Ja Morant (24,505 vs. 7,178).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Ja Morant 22.4
+3.5
7

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+17,327
18
Ja Morant 7,178
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 Ray Allen (+9.9 points per game) while Ray Allen scored more points (+2,176).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Ja Morant 26.0
+9.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+2,176
11
Ja Morant 573
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Ja Morant 1

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+4
Ja Morant 9

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+64
Ja Morant 66

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+387
Ja Morant 197

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+830
Ja Morant 304

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+975
Ja Morant 320

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
+5
Ja Morant 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Ja Morant 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
Ja Morant 3

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+3
Ja Morant 8

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+45
Ja Morant 14

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+102
Ja Morant 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+146
Ja Morant 22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
+3
Ja Morant 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+3.5+1.5+2.8+1.3+1.0+1.4+9.0+1.5+2.6+12.2+11+980
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
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+17,327+5,983+13,396+1.3+2,546+6,052+9.0+2,815+2,869+12.2+11+980
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
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+9.9+3.8+8.4+0.2+0.3+0.2+5.7+2.6+4.1+13.3+7+149
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,176+725+1,639+0.2+341+831+5.7+385+411+13.3+7+149
Ja Morant 573 203 456 44.5 44 128 34.4 123 164 75.0 4 22

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Ja Morant 17.8
+4.4
202067

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+0.4
199882
Ja Morant 19.1
202163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Ja Morant 27.4
+10.3
202257

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Ja Morant 26.2
+4.1
202361

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
200182
Ja Morant 25.1
+3.1
20249

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
200269
Ja Morant 23.2
+1.4
202550

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+4.3
200376
Ja Morant 18.2
202613

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 11 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2004 to 2014—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 777 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Ja Morant -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Ja Morant 30.2
+30.2
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
19993
Ja Morant 27.1
+4.8
20229

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
20005
Ja Morant 24.6
+2.6
20235

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+25.1
200118
Ja Morant -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Ja Morant 18.3
+18.3
20253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Ja Morant -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 145 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26.5 ppg and his lowest 9.3.