Ja Morant vs. Bryant Reeves Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bryant Reeves and Ja Morant, 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.

Ja Morant played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bryant Reeves, who played 6. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Bryant Reeves had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24
Bryant Reeves 6 0 1995-96 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Bryant Reeves
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Memphis GrizzliesVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
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
Bryant Reeves 77 31.9 13.3 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.4 0.6 0.7 2.0 2.9 5.2 11.4 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.9 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Bryant Reeves ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ja Morant Bryant Reeves
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Bryant Reeves 75 37.0 16.2 2.3 5.8 8.1 2.1 0.4 0.9 2.3 3.6 6.6 13.7 .486 0.0 0.1 .091 2.9 4.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bryant Reeves ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ja Morant Bryant Reeves
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 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 %
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
Bryant Reeves 74 34.1 16.3 2.6 5.3 7.9 2.1 0.5 1.1 2.1 3.8 6.6 12.7 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bryant Reeves ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ja Morant Bryant Reeves
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Bryant Reeves 25 28.1 10.8 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.9 4.1 4.1 10.0 .406 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 4.6 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bryant Reeves ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ja Morant Bryant Reeves
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesVancouver 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 %
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
Bryant Reeves 69 25.7 8.9 1.8 3.8 5.7 1.2 0.5 0.6 1.7 3.6 3.7 8.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.4 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Bryant Reeves ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ja Morant Bryant Reeves
Season -2000-01
Team -Vancouver Grizzlies
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 %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Bryant Reeves 75 24.4 8.3 1.8 4.3 6.0 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 3.2 3.4 7.4 .460 0.0 0.1 .250 1.5 1.9 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Bryant Reeves ------- --- ----------