Al Ferrari vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Al Ferrari, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Al Ferrari played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Al Ferrari had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, while Ja Morant had his rookie season in 2019-20. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Al Ferrari 6 4 1955-56 to 1962-63
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Al Ferrari Ja Morant
Season 1955-562019-20
Team St. Louis HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 68 23.7 8.0 - - 2.7 2.4 - - - 2.8 2.8 7.9 .358 - - - 2.4 3.5 .695
Ja Morant 67 31.0 17.8 0.8 3.1 3.9 7.3 0.9 0.3 3.3 1.6 6.7 14.0 .477 0.9 2.7 .335 3.6 4.6 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 8 33.0 14.8 - - 4.1 3.0 - - - 3.5 4.0 10.6 .376 - - - 6.8 8.8 .771
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Note: Al Ferrari didn't play in 1956-57 and 1957-58.

Season 2

Al Ferrari Ja Morant
Season 1958-592020-21
Team St. Louis HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 72 16.5 5.7 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 2.2 1.9 5.3 .348 - - - 2.0 2.8 .729
Ja Morant 63 32.6 19.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 7.4 0.9 0.2 3.2 1.4 6.8 15.2 .449 1.2 3.8 .303 4.3 5.9 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 6 28.8 8.0 - - 2.5 2.5 - - - 4.2 2.3 6.7 .350 - - - 3.3 4.2 .800
Ja Morant 5 40.6 30.2 1.4 3.4 4.8 8.2 0.4 0.0 3.4 1.8 11.0 22.6 .487 2.0 6.2 .323 6.2 8.0 .775

Season 3

Al Ferrari Ja Morant
Season 1959-602021-22
Team St. Louis HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 71 22.1 8.6 - - 2.3 2.6 - - - 2.9 3.0 7.4 .413 - - - 2.5 3.2 .782
Ja Morant 57 33.1 27.4 1.4 4.4 5.7 6.7 1.2 0.4 3.4 1.5 10.2 20.6 .493 1.5 4.5 .344 5.5 7.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 9 15.8 4.4 - - 1.0 1.7 - - - 1.4 1.7 4.2 .395 - - - 1.1 2.0 .556
Ja Morant 9 37.6 27.1 1.4 6.6 8.0 9.8 2.0 0.4 3.6 2.4 9.0 20.4 .440 1.9 5.6 .340 7.2 9.7 .747

Season 4

Al Ferrari Ja Morant
Season 1960-612022-23
Team St. Louis HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 63 16.4 5.2 - - 1.8 2.3 - - - 2.5 1.9 5.2 .357 - - - 1.5 1.8 .819
Ja Morant 61 31.9 26.2 1.0 4.9 5.9 8.1 1.1 0.3 3.4 1.6 9.3 19.9 .466 1.5 4.9 .307 6.1 8.1 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 10 15.7 5.0 - - 2.2 2.1 - - - 3.1 2.0 4.4 .455 - - - 1.0 1.7 .588
Ja Morant 5 37.4 24.6 1.6 5.2 6.8 7.0 1.8 0.2 3.4 2.4 9.0 21.2 .425 2.6 6.2 .419 4.0 5.2 .769

Season 5

Al Ferrari Ja Morant
Season 1961-622023-24
Team St. Louis HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 79 25.9 7.5 - - 2.7 4.0 - - - 3.5 2.6 7.4 .357 - - - 2.2 2.8 .799
Ja Morant 9 35.3 25.1 0.7 4.9 5.6 8.1 0.8 0.6 3.0 2.1 8.9 18.9 .471 1.6 5.7 .275 5.8 7.1 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari ------- --- ----------
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Season 6

Al Ferrari Ja Morant
Season 1962-63-
Team Chicago Zephyrs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari 18 7.7 2.1 - - 0.7 0.8 - - - 1.2 0.7 2.1 .324 - - - 0.8 0.9 .824
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Ferrari ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------