Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ja Morant have two of the highest career scoring 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Ja Morant has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 1.8 points more than Ja Morant in his 6 seasons (24.4 points against 22.6), and he also scored a total of 4,352 points more (11,294 vs. 6,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.4 | +1.8 | 7 |
| Ja Morant | 22.6 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 11,294 | +4,352 | 7 |
| Ja Morant | 6,942 | 6 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
| Ja Morant | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Ja Morant has a better career point average than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (+0.2 points per game) while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more points (+613).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 4 | |
| Ja Morant | 26.0 | +0.2 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | +613 | 4 |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 313 | +121 | ||
| Ja Morant | 192 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 421 | +128 | ||
| Ja Morant | 293 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 460 | +153 | ||
| Ja Morant | 307 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | +2 | ||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | +20 | ||
| Ja Morant | 14 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | +19 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | +24 | ||
| Ja Morant | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
| Ja Morant | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.4 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 50.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 86.2 | 7 | 462 |
| difference: | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +3.2 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +3.9 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +9.6 | +1 | +155 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 11,294 | 3,943 | 7,872 | 50.1 | 614 | 1,729 | 35.5 | 2,794 | 3,243 | 86.2 | 7 | 462 |
| difference: | +4,352 | +1,436 | +2,528 | +3.2 | +199 | +417 | +3.9 | +1,281 | +1,268 | +9.6 | +1 | +155 |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +10.9 | +24 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
| difference: | +613 | +208 | +422 | +2.3 | +27 | +75 | +0.6 | +170 | +177 | +10.9 | +24 | |
| Ja Morant | 573 | 203 | 456 | 44.5 | 44 | 128 | 34.4 | 123 | 164 | 75.0 | 4 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional seasons: | ||||
* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 1 season more than Ja Morant in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2025—he averaged 32.7 points in a total of 76 regular season games. In that extra year over Ja Morant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 13.7 | +13.7 | 2019 | 6 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 27.1 | +27.1 | 2022 | 9 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 24.6 | +24.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 29.9 points in a total of 23 games. |