Ja Morant vs. Frank Ntilikina Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Ntilikina 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, 2 less than Frank Ntilikina, who played 7. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Frank Ntilikina had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Frank Ntilikina 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
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 %
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
Frank Ntilikina 78 21.9 5.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 2.3 6.4 .364 0.6 2.0 .318 0.6 0.9 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Frank Ntilikina ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
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
Frank Ntilikina 43 21.0 5.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.4 2.2 6.6 .337 0.8 2.7 .287 0.5 0.7 .767
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
Frank Ntilikina ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew 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
Frank Ntilikina 57 20.8 6.3 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.0 0.9 0.3 1.2 2.5 2.3 5.8 .393 0.8 2.4 .321 0.9 1.0 .864
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
Frank Ntilikina ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
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
Frank Ntilikina 33 9.8 2.7 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.9 2.4 .367 0.7 1.5 .479 0.2 0.5 .444
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
Frank Ntilikina 3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
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
Frank Ntilikina 58 11.8 4.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.5 3.8 .399 0.7 1.9 .342 0.4 0.4 .960
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Frank Ntilikina 12 10.4 1.9 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.7 2.0 .333 0.5 1.7 .300 0.1 0.1 1.000

Season 6

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season -2022-23
Team -Dallas Mavericks
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 ------- --- ----------
Frank Ntilikina 47 12.9 2.9 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.0 2.8 .364 0.4 1.4 .254 0.5 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Frank Ntilikina ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ja Morant Frank Ntilikina
Season -2023-24
Team -Charlotte Hornets
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 ------- --- ----------
Frank Ntilikina 5 8.6 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 1.8 .111 0.2 1.6 .125 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Frank Ntilikina ------- --- ----------