Ja Morant vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Justus Thigpen 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Justus Thigpen 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.