Ed Conlin vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Ed Conlin, 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.

Ed Conlin played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Ed Conlin 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
Ed Conlin 7 7 1955-56 to 1961-62
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1955-562019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost East 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 %
Ed Conlin 66 21.6 8.2 - - 4.9 2.2 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.7 .368 - - - 1.8 2.7 .680
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 %
Ed Conlin 8 24.6 10.5 - - 5.9 1.1 - - - 1.8 3.9 10.6 .365 - - - 2.8 4.8 .579
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1956-572020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East 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 %
Ed Conlin 71 31.7 13.4 - - 6.1 2.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 12.6 .374 - - - 4.0 5.2 .769
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 %
Ed Conlin 5 32.8 15.4 - - 3.4 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.6 14.2 .394 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
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

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1957-582021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisGrizzlies 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 %
Ed Conlin 60 31.2 15.0 - - 7.3 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.6 .391 - - - 3.6 4.5 .796
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 %
Ed Conlin 3 37.7 11.0 - - 7.0 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 15.0 .311 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714
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

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1958-592022-23
Team Syracuse Nationals, Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Ed Conlin 72 27.2 11.9 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 2.6 4.6 12.4 .369 - - - 2.7 3.8 .719
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 %
Ed Conlin 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500
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

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1959-602023-24
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Ed Conlin 70 23.4 11.2 - - 4.9 1.8 - - - 2.3 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 2.6 3.4 .761
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 %
Ed Conlin 2 10.0 4.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 1.0 1.5 5.0 .300 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1960-61-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Ed Conlin 77 16.8 7.0 - - 3.4 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.8 7.8 .361 - - - 1.4 1.8 .748
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Conlin 3 14.0 5.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.3 1.7 5.7 .294 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ed Conlin Ja Morant
Season 1961-62-
Team Philadelphia Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Conlin 70 13.8 4.6 - - 2.2 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 5.3 .345 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Conlin 11 7.8 2.4 - - 1.8 0.3 - - - 1.3 0.8 4.1 .200 - - - 0.7 1.2 .615
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------