Ja Morant vs. Gary Trent Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Trent 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, 4 less than Gary Trent, who played 9. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Gary Trent 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
Gary Trent 9 5 1995-96 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 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
Gary Trent 69 17.7 7.5 1.2 2.2 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.2 6.2 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.0 .553
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 2 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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 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
Gary Trent 82 23.4 10.8 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.6 2.3 4.4 8.2 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .699
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
Gary Trent 4 15.5 8.0 1.3 1.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.5 2.8 3.3 7.3 .448 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.8 .545

Season 3

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesPortland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors
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
Gary Trent 54 25.2 11.7 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.7 3.0 4.5 9.4 .477 0.1 0.2 .333 2.7 3.9 .679
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
Gary Trent ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
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
Gary Trent 45 30.3 16.0 2.8 5.0 7.8 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.7 6.4 13.4 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 5.2 .617
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
Gary Trent ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
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
Gary Trent 11 27.4 13.7 1.8 2.9 4.7 2.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 2.5 6.4 12.9 .493 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.9 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season -2000-01
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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 33 9.7 4.0 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.6 1.7 3.9 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .528
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season -2001-02
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 64 17.8 7.5 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.5 3.0 6.0 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 3 16.0 6.3 1.7 1.3 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.7 2.7 5.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500

Season 8

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season -2002-03
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 80 15.3 6.0 1.3 2.3 3.6 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.6 4.9 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.3 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 6 7.2 2.3 0.7 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 2.3 .357 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 9

Ja Morant Gary Trent
Season -2003-04
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 68 15.1 5.6 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.9 2.3 4.8 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Gary Trent 13 5.2 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.9 .320 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.6 .625