Henry James vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Henry James, 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.

Henry James played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Henry James had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Henry James 7 2 1990-91 to 1997-98
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement 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 %
Henry James 37 13.6 8.1 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.9 .441 0.6 1.6 .400 1.4 1.9 .722
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 %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 %
Henry James 65 13.3 6.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.4 .322 0.9 1.2 .803
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 %
Henry James 8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 .100 0.0 0.4 .000 0.3 0.5 .500
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

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Sacramento Kings, Utah JazzMemphis 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 %
Henry James 10 8.8 6.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 2.1 5.1 .412 0.3 1.3 .231 2.2 2.6 .846
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 %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersMemphis 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 %
Henry James 12 6.3 3.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 3.5 .381 0.3 1.5 .222 0.4 0.4 1.000
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 %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Henry James didn't play in 1994-95.

Season 5

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1995-962023-24
Team Houston RocketsMemphis 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 %
Henry James 7 8.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.4 3.4 .417 0.7 2.1 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
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 %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1996-97-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Henry James 53 17.8 6.7 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.4 5.8 .408 1.4 3.4 .420 0.6 0.7 .833
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James 8 5.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.4 1.6 .231 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Henry James Ja Morant
Season 1997-98-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Henry James 28 5.9 2.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.1 .407 0.4 0.9 .440 0.8 0.8 .955
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Henry James ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------