Ja Morant vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 5 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 3 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.5 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.8 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 5,783 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,243 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Ja Morant 1,903 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Ja Morant 254 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Ja Morant 74 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Ja Morant 257 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .472 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .318 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .755 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2022) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.3 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.8 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.6 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.5 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 518 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 130 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Ja Morant 164 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Ja Morant 29 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Ja Morant 5 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Ja Morant 19 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .449 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .357 Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .758 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.4 (2022) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)