Ja Morant vs. Emmanuel Mudiay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Emmanuel Mudiay 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 / Games against each other

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 Emmanuel Mudiay, who played 6. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Emmanuel Mudiay had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 6 1 2015-16 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 68 30.4 12.8 0.5 2.9 3.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.8 13.3 .364 1.1 3.4 .319 2.1 3.1 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ja Morant Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 55 25.6 11.0 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.7 3.8 10.0 .377 1.0 3.2 .315 2.4 3.0 .784
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ja Morant Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesDenver Nuggets, New York Knicks
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 64 19.4 8.6 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.2 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.3 3.2 8.2 .388 0.7 2.3 .318 1.5 2.0 .760
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ja Morant Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 59 27.2 14.8 0.6 2.8 3.3 3.9 0.7 0.3 2.4 1.7 5.6 12.5 .446 1.2 3.6 .329 2.4 3.2 .774
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ja Morant Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 54 15.7 7.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.3 2.8 6.1 .462 0.6 1.6 .345 1.2 1.5 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay 3 11.3 4.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.7 4.7 .357 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500

Note: Emmanuel Mudiay didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6

Ja Morant Emmanuel Mudiay
Season -2021-22
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 5.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------