Ja Morant vs. Jack Nichols Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jack Nichols 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 Jack Nichols, who played 9. Ja Morant had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jack Nichols had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Jack Nichols 9 7 1948-49 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season 2019-201948-49
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCapitols Lost NBA 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 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
Jack Nichols 34 - 11.7 - - - 1.6 - - - 3.5 4.5 11.5 .390 - - - 2.7 3.7 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 11 - 14.4 - - - 2.5 - - - 4.0 5.6 13.8 .408 - - - 3.1 4.6 .667

Season 2

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season 2020-211949-50
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Capitols, Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdBlackhawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Jack Nichols 67 - 13.1 - - - 2.1 - - - 2.7 4.6 12.7 .366 - - - 3.9 5.1 .753
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
Jack Nichols 3 - 19.7 - - - 3.7 - - - 3.7 6.0 20.0 .300 - - - 7.7 10.3 .742

Season 3

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Memphis GrizzliesTri-Cities Blackhawks
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
Jack Nichols 6 - 11.7 - - 10.5 2.5 - - - 3.8 4.5 13.2 .342 - - - 2.7 3.5 .762
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
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Note: Jack Nichols didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 4

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season 2022-231952-53
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Hawks
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
Jack Nichols 69 38.1 15.8 - - 7.7 2.8 - - - 3.4 6.2 17.0 .363 - - - 3.5 4.9 .708
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
Jack Nichols ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season 2023-241953-54
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Hawks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Div 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
Jack Nichols 75 21.4 5.9 - - 4.8 1.4 - - - 2.5 2.2 7.0 .309 - - - 1.5 2.0 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 6 35.2 16.7 - - 10.3 5.2 - - - 4.0 5.8 12.0 .486 - - - 5.0 6.3 .789

Season 6

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season -1954-55
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Div 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 ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 64 29.8 9.9 - - 8.3 2.3 - - - 3.7 3.9 10.3 .380 - - - 2.2 2.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 7 33.0 10.4 - - 7.0 3.3 - - - 4.0 4.3 11.6 .370 - - - 1.9 2.3 .813

Season 7

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season -1955-56
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost East Div 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 %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 60 32.7 14.3 - - 10.4 2.7 - - - 3.8 5.5 13.3 .413 - - - 3.3 4.2 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 3 33.3 13.7 - - 12.0 3.3 - - - 4.3 5.3 14.3 .372 - - - 3.0 3.3 .900

Season 8

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season -1956-57
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 61 22.5 8.2 - - 6.1 1.4 - - - 3.0 3.2 8.8 .363 - - - 1.8 2.2 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 10 11.7 3.5 - - 1.7 0.7 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.0 .400 - - - 0.3 0.5 .600

Season 9

Ja Morant Jack Nichols
Season -1957-58
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Celtics Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 69 17.7 5.8 - - 4.4 0.9 - - - 1.8 2.5 7.0 .351 - - - 0.9 1.2 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Jack Nichols 11 13.5 4.8 - - 4.1 0.7 - - - 1.9 2.1 6.0 .348 - - - 0.6 0.9 .700