Scottie Barnes vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes.
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 Scottie Barnes 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 5 points more than Scottie Barnes in his 5 seasons (22.4 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 1,909 points more (7,178 vs. 5,269).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 17.4 | 5 | |
| Ja Morant | 22.4 | +5.0 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 5,269 | 5 | |
| Ja Morant | 7,178 | +1,909 | 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 Scottie Barnes (+13.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+522).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +13.2 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Scottie Barnes | 51 | 1 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | +522 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 9 | +9 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 110 | |||
| Ja Morant | 197 | +87 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 266 | |||
| Ja Morant | 304 | +38 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 301 | |||
| Ja Morant | 320 | +19 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 1 | +1 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 3 | +3 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 8 | +8 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 14 | +14 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 3 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +19 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 4 | |||
| Ja Morant | 22 | +18 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 17.4 | 6.8 | 14.4 | 46.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 30.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 76.9 | 5 | 302 |
| difference: | +5.0 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +2 | +18 |
| 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 | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 5,269 | 2,040 | 4,346 | 46.9 | 334 | 1,087 | 30.7 | 855 | 1,112 | 76.9 | 5 | 302 |
| difference: | +1,909 | +544 | +1,213 | +0.5 | +93 | +290 | +0.3 | +728 | +939 | +0.3 | +2 | +18 |
| 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 | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 12.8 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 42.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 81.3 | 1 | 4 |
| difference: | +13.2 | +4.7 | +10.2 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +2.8 | +17.7 | +2.3 | +3.5 | +6.3 | +3 | +18 |
| 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 | ||||
| Scottie Barnes | 51 | 18 | 42 | 42.9 | 2 | 12 | 16.7 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 1 | 4 |
| difference: | +522 | +185 | +414 | +1.7 | +42 | +116 | +17.7 | +110 | +148 | +6.3 | +3 | +18 |
| 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 Scottie Barnes 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 | |
| Scottie Barnes | 12.8 | +12.8 | 2022 | 4 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 24.6 | +24.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Scottie Barnes | - | 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. |