Jason Collins vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Jason Collins, 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.

Jason Collins played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Jason Collins had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Ja Morant had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jason Collins 13 9 2001-02 to 2013-14
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2001-022019-20
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Jason Collins 77 18.3 4.5 1.7 2.2 3.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.2 1.5 3.6 .421 0.0 0.0 .500 1.5 2.1 .701
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 17 13.5 2.9 1.4 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.8 0.7 1.9 .364 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .658
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2002-032020-21
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Jason Collins 81 23.5 5.7 1.7 2.9 4.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 3.1 1.7 4.2 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 2.9 .763
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 20 26.5 5.9 2.6 3.7 6.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 3.7 1.7 4.6 .363 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.1 .836
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

Season 3

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2003-042021-22
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies Lost West Conf 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 %
Jason Collins 78 28.5 5.9 1.8 3.3 5.1 2.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 3.2 2.1 4.9 .424 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .739
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 11 24.0 3.6 1.6 2.4 4.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 1.4 4.5 1.3 3.5 .368 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .750
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

Season 4

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2004-052022-23
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Jason Collins 80 31.8 6.4 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1 4.0 2.3 5.6 .412 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 2.6 .656
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 4 32.0 2.8 2.3 4.3 6.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 1.3 4.8 1.0 4.3 .235 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.0 .375
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

Season 5

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2005-062023-24
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
Jason Collins 71 26.7 3.6 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 3.5 1.5 3.7 .397 0.0 0.2 .250 0.6 1.2 .512
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 11 27.5 2.8 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.8 5.0 0.8 2.3 .360 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.0 .591
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2006-07-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 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 %
Jason Collins 80 23.1 2.1 1.1 2.8 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 3.4 0.7 1.9 .364 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.6 .465
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 12 27.4 2.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.3 3.8 1.0 1.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.9 .364
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2007-08-
Team New Jersey Nets, Memphis 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 %
Jason Collins 74 15.8 1.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.6 0.7 1.5 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .459
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
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Season 8

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2008-09-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 31 13.6 1.8 0.9 1.4 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 2.4 0.7 2.3 .314 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .464
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
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Season 9

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2009-10-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Jason Collins 24 4.8 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 1.0 .348 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.1 .000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 3 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2010-11-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Jason Collins 49 12.1 2.0 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.0 0.7 1.4 .479 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.6 0.8 .659
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 12 13.2 1.8 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.6 0.8 1.2 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .375
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2011-12-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Jason Collins 30 10.3 1.3 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .467
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 5 17.0 2.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.0 3.2 1.2 2.2 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2012-13-
Team Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 38 10.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.2 0.2 0.8 .310 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .719
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jason Collins Ja Morant
Season 2013-14-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins 22 7.8 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.4 0.5 1.1 .458 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.2 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Collins ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------