Ja Morant vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead and Ja Morant that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ja Morant

vs.

Jerome Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerome Whitehead: 1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Jerome Whitehead 11

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Jerome Whitehead 1

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Jerome Whitehead 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Jerome Whitehead 374

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Jerome Whitehead 251

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Jerome Whitehead 200

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Jerome Whitehead .497

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Jerome Whitehead .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Jerome Whitehead 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Jerome Whitehead 9.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Jerome Whitehead 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Jerome Whitehead 0.6 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Jerome Whitehead 22

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Jerome Whitehead 14

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Jerome Whitehead 3

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Jerome Whitehead .333

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Jerome Whitehead - *

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Jerome Whitehead 2.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Jerome Whitehead 0.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.