VJ Edgecombe vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant and VJ Edgecombe 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.

Ja Morant has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by VJ Edgecombe.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Ja Morant has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Ja Morant has better playoff stats. 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 7.7 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (22.4 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 6,869 points more (7,178 vs. 309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
1
Ja Morant 22.4
+7.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 309
1
Ja Morant 7,178
+6,869
7

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Ja Morant has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Ja Morant 26.0
+26.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Ja Morant 573
+573
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Ja Morant 1
+1

40+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Ja Morant 9
+9

30+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 1
Ja Morant 66
+65

20+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 4
Ja Morant 197
+193

10+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 17
Ja Morant 304
+287

1+ Point Games (games with points)

VJ Edgecombe 21
Ja Morant 320
+299

0 Point Games (games without points)

VJ Edgecombe 0
Ja Morant 0

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Ja Morant's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 14.7 5.4 12.9 42.1 2.0 5.0 38.7 1.9 2.5 75.5 1 21
difference:+7.7+2.7+4.5+4.4+0.7+0.7+7.7+3.0+3.9+1.7+6+299
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
VJ Edgecombe 309 114 271 42.1 41 106 38.7 40 53 75.5 1 21
difference:+6,869+2,470+5,288+4.4+386+1,271+7.7+1,543+1,998+1.7+6+299
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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+26.0+9.2+20.7+44.5+2.0+5.8+34.4+5.6+7.5+75.0+4+22
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
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+573+203+456+44.5+44+128+34.4+123+164+75.0+4+22
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
202621
Ja Morant 17.8
+3.1
202067

Ja Morant's additional seasons:

* Ja Morant played 6 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 7, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 253 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 18.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
Ja Morant -
DNP
20200
* season in progress

Ja Morant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Ja Morant played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 26.0 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 18.3.