Dave Greenwood vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Dave Greenwood, 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.

Dave Greenwood played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Dave Greenwood had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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
Dave Greenwood 12 6 1979-80 to 1990-91
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Dave Greenwood 82 34.0 16.3 2.7 6.7 9.4 2.2 0.7 1.6 2.6 3.8 6.1 12.8 .474 0.0 0.1 .143 4.1 5.1 .810
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 %
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies 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 %
Dave Greenwood 82 33.0 14.4 3.0 5.9 8.8 2.7 0.9 1.5 2.3 3.4 5.9 12.1 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .748
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 %
Dave Greenwood 6 35.3 17.8 2.7 4.7 7.3 1.8 1.5 0.8 1.5 4.3 8.5 14.5 .586 0.0 0.3 .000 0.8 2.0 .417
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

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Dave Greenwood 82 35.5 14.6 2.3 7.2 9.6 3.2 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.6 5.9 12.4 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.5 .825
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 %
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------
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

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Dave Greenwood 79 29.8 10.0 2.7 6.9 9.7 1.9 0.7 1.1 1.9 3.3 3.9 8.7 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .708
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 %
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------
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

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Chicago BullsMemphis 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 %
Dave Greenwood 78 34.8 12.2 2.7 7.3 10.1 1.8 0.9 0.9 1.9 3.4 4.7 9.7 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.7 .737
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 %
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1984-85-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Dave Greenwood 61 25.0 6.1 1.8 4.6 6.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 3.1 2.5 5.4 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .713
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 4 34.8 9.5 2.5 5.3 7.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.8 3.5 3.8 7.0 .536 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .800
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1985-86-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Dave Greenwood 68 28.1 7.9 2.2 5.6 7.8 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 3.0 2.9 5.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.7 .772
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 3 33.7 10.0 0.3 5.7 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 4.0 4.0 7.7 .522 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1986-87-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Dave Greenwood 79 32.7 11.6 3.2 6.7 9.9 3.0 0.9 0.6 2.0 3.1 4.3 8.3 .513 0.0 0.1 .500 3.1 3.9 .785
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1987-88-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
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 %
Dave Greenwood 45 27.5 8.6 2.0 4.6 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 3.0 3.4 7.3 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.5 .748
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1988-89-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Dave Greenwood 67 20.9 7.0 2.1 3.9 6.0 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.4 3.0 2.5 5.9 .423 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.6 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 3 11.3 1.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1989-90-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 37 5.5 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.6 1.4 .423 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .552
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 5 9.4 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.8 .250
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Dave Greenwood Ja Morant
Season 1990-91-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 63 16.2 3.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.7 1.3 2.7 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .734
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dave Greenwood 1 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------