Marcus Morris vs. Donald Royal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donald Royal and Marcus Morris, 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.

Marcus Morris played 13 years in the NBA, 5 more than Donald Royal, who played 8. Marcus Morris had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Donald Royal had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Marcus Morris 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24
Donald Royal 8 6 1989-90 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2011-121989-90
Team Houston RocketsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Marcus Morris 17 7.4 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 3.2 .296 0.1 1.0 .118 0.4 0.5 .750
Donald Royal 66 11.3 5.9 1.0 1.0 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.6 1.8 3.9 .459 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Note: Donald Royal didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 2
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2012-131991-92
Team Houston Rockets, Phoenix SunsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 %
Marcus Morris 77 19.8 7.7 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.1 2.9 6.8 .422 1.1 3.0 .369 0.9 1.5 .564
Donald Royal 60 12.0 4.2 1.1 1.0 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .449 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 3 19.0 5.0 1.7 2.3 4.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 .556

Season 3
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2013-141992-93
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
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 %
Marcus Morris 82 22.0 9.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.5 7.9 .442 1.2 3.2 .381 1.5 1.9 .761
Donald Royal 77 21.2 9.2 1.5 2.3 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.5 2.3 2.5 5.1 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.1 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2014-151993-94
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 %
Marcus Morris 81 25.2 10.4 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 4.1 9.4 .434 1.4 3.9 .358 0.9 1.4 .628
Donald Royal 74 18.3 7.4 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.6 2.4 4.7 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 3 15.0 7.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.0 2.0 4.7 .429 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 5
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2015-161994-95
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Marcus Morris 80 35.7 14.1 1.1 3.9 5.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.1 11.8 .434 1.4 3.7 .362 2.5 3.4 .749
Donald Royal 70 26.3 9.1 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 1.8 2.2 2.9 6.2 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.3 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 4 36.0 17.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 4.3 5.5 11.8 .468 1.8 4.5 .389 5.0 5.8 .870
Donald Royal 18 11.0 2.1 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.2 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .750

Season 6
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2016-171995-96
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East 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 %
Marcus Morris 79 32.5 14.0 1.0 3.7 4.6 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.1 5.3 12.7 .418 1.5 4.5 .331 1.8 2.3 .784
Donald Royal 64 15.0 5.3 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.7 3.4 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal 7 13.1 3.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.3 .688

Season 7
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2017-181996-97
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic, Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHornets 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 %
Marcus Morris 54 26.8 13.6 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 4.9 11.3 .429 1.6 4.3 .368 2.3 2.9 .805
Donald Royal 62 13.8 3.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.0 2.4 .425 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 19 29.6 12.4 1.1 4.4 5.4 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.0 3.2 4.3 11.7 .368 1.6 3.8 .417 2.2 3.1 .712
Donald Royal 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2018-191997-98
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisHornets 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 %
Marcus Morris 75 27.9 13.9 1.0 5.1 6.1 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.4 5.0 11.3 .447 1.9 5.2 .375 1.9 2.3 .844
Donald Royal 31 10.4 2.5 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.2 .362 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 9 28.2 13.7 1.3 6.8 8.1 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 2.4 4.6 8.8 .519 2.0 4.4 .450 2.6 3.4 .742
Donald Royal 4 7.0 2.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 9
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2019-20-
Team New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Marcus Morris 62 31.2 16.7 1.0 4.1 5.0 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.9 5.7 13.1 .438 2.3 5.6 .408 2.9 3.5 .823
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 13 29.8 11.8 0.8 4.0 4.8 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.7 3.0 4.3 8.5 .505 2.2 4.5 .475 1.0 1.1 .929
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Marcus Morris 57 26.4 13.4 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.0 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.1 4.8 10.2 .473 2.5 5.2 .473 1.3 1.6 .820
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 19 31.8 12.2 0.7 3.6 4.3 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 2.6 4.5 10.5 .430 1.9 5.1 .375 1.3 1.7 .750
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Marcus Morris 54 29.0 15.4 0.5 3.9 4.4 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.1 5.6 12.8 .434 1.9 5.1 .367 2.4 2.7 .872
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris ------- --- ----------
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Marcus Morris 65 28.1 11.2 0.4 3.5 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.1 4.2 9.9 .426 1.7 4.7 .364 1.0 1.3 .782
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 3 22.7 8.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0 3.3 9.7 .345 0.7 4.0 .167 1.3 1.3 1.000
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Marcus Morris Donald Royal
Season 2023-24-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Marcus Morris 49 16.7 6.4 0.5 2.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.5 2.4 5.4 .439 1.0 2.4 .403 0.7 0.9 .818
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Morris 9 15.3 6.1 0.2 2.6 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 2.4 5.3 .458 1.0 2.6 .391 0.2 0.3 .667
Donald Royal ------- --- ----------
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