Brian Cook vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Brian Cook, 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.

Brian Cook played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Brian Cook had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Brian Cook 9 4 2003-04 to 2011-12
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Brian Cook 35 12.6 4.4 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.9 4.0 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .750
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 %
Brian Cook 13 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Brian Cook 72 15.1 6.4 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.9 2.4 5.9 .417 1.1 2.8 .392 0.4 0.5 .757
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 %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
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

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2005-062021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Brian Cook 81 19.0 7.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.5 3.2 6.3 .511 0.4 1.0 .429 1.0 1.2 .832
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 %
Brian Cook 7 11.1 6.3 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 2.1 2.6 6.6 .391 0.6 1.6 .364 0.6 0.6 1.000
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

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2006-072022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Brian Cook 65 15.7 6.9 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.1 2.8 6.3 .453 0.7 1.8 .400 0.5 0.7 .723
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 %
Brian Cook 5 10.2 3.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 2.6 1.2 3.6 .333 0.6 1.4 .429 0.6 0.6 1.000
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

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2007-082023-24
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando MagicMemphis 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 %
Brian Cook 51 12.3 4.7 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.7 4.6 .376 0.8 2.3 .374 0.4 0.4 .905
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 %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2008-09-
Team Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Brian Cook 30 5.7 2.5 0.2 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.5 .368 0.4 1.0 .433 0.2 0.2 .833
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook 6 5.3 1.7 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 .267 0.3 1.5 .222 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2009-10-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Brian Cook 15 2.9 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.5 .304 0.1 0.6 .222 0.3 0.5 .714
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
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Season 8

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2010-11-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Brian Cook 40 11.2 4.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.9 1.8 4.3 .424 0.9 2.0 .430 0.4 0.6 .625
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Brian Cook Ja Morant
Season 2011-12-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards-
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 %
Brian Cook 32 8.6 2.5 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.0 3.1 .316 0.3 1.6 .200 0.3 0.3 .900
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------