Mookie Blaylock vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Mookie Blaylock, 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.

Mookie Blaylock played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Mookie Blaylock had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Mookie Blaylock 13 8 1989-90 to 2001-02
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1989-902019-20
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 50 25.3 10.1 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.2 1.6 0.3 2.2 2.2 4.2 11.4 .371 0.4 1.6 .225 1.3 1.6 .778
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 %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1990-912020-21
Team New Jersey NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 72 35.9 14.1 0.9 2.5 3.5 6.1 2.3 0.6 2.9 2.5 6.0 14.4 .416 0.2 1.3 .154 1.9 2.4 .790
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 %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
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

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1991-922021-22
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 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 72 35.4 13.8 1.4 2.3 3.7 6.8 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.5 6.0 13.8 .432 0.2 0.8 .222 1.8 2.5 .712
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 4 37.0 9.5 1.3 2.8 4.0 7.8 3.8 0.5 1.8 4.0 4.3 13.8 .309 0.3 1.5 .167 0.8 1.0 .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

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1992-932022-23
Team Atlanta HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Mookie Blaylock 80 35.3 13.4 1.1 2.4 3.5 8.4 2.5 0.3 2.3 2.0 5.2 12.1 .429 1.5 3.9 .375 1.5 2.1 .728
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 3 33.0 9.0 0.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 1.0 1.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 8.3 .360 1.3 4.0 .333 1.7 2.0 .833
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

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1993-942023-24
Team Atlanta HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 81 36.0 13.8 1.4 3.8 5.2 9.7 2.6 0.5 2.4 1.8 5.5 13.3 .411 1.4 4.2 .334 1.4 2.0 .730
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 11 37.7 13.0 1.5 3.5 5.0 8.9 2.2 0.5 2.9 2.0 4.4 12.8 .340 2.0 5.8 .344 2.3 2.7 .833
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1994-95-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 80 38.4 17.2 1.5 3.5 4.9 7.7 2.5 0.3 3.0 2.1 6.4 15.0 .425 2.5 6.9 .359 2.0 2.7 .729
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 3 40.3 18.0 2.3 2.0 4.3 5.7 1.3 0.0 3.0 2.0 6.0 16.3 .367 3.7 9.3 .393 2.3 3.7 .636
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1995-96-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 81 35.7 15.7 1.4 2.7 4.1 5.9 2.6 0.2 2.3 1.9 5.6 13.9 .405 2.9 7.7 .371 1.6 2.1 .747
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 10 42.6 17.1 1.3 3.0 4.3 6.4 2.2 0.8 2.9 1.5 6.1 14.5 .421 3.3 8.4 .393 1.6 2.4 .667
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1996-97-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 78 39.2 17.4 1.5 3.8 5.3 5.9 2.7 0.3 2.4 1.8 6.4 14.9 .432 2.8 7.7 .366 1.7 2.2 .753
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 10 44.2 16.4 1.2 5.8 7.0 6.5 2.1 0.2 3.5 1.5 6.1 15.4 .396 2.8 8.5 .329 1.4 2.1 .667
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1997-98-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 70 38.6 13.2 1.2 3.7 4.9 6.7 2.6 0.3 2.5 1.7 5.3 13.4 .392 1.3 4.8 .269 1.4 1.9 .709
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 4 38.3 14.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 8.3 2.3 0.3 2.3 2.0 5.5 13.3 .415 2.0 6.8 .296 1.8 3.0 .583
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1998-99-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 48 36.7 13.3 0.9 3.7 4.7 5.8 2.1 0.2 2.4 1.3 5.1 13.6 .379 1.6 5.2 .307 1.4 1.9 .758
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock 9 39.6 12.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 2.0 0.2 3.3 1.2 4.9 15.0 .326 2.0 5.7 .353 0.8 1.7 .467
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 1999-00-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 73 33.7 11.3 0.8 2.9 3.7 6.7 2.0 0.3 2.0 1.7 4.5 11.5 .391 1.4 4.1 .336 0.9 1.3 .705
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 2000-01-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 69 34.1 11.0 1.0 2.9 3.9 6.7 2.4 0.3 1.9 1.9 4.6 11.6 .396 1.1 3.3 .324 0.8 1.1 .697
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Mookie Blaylock Ja Morant
Season 2001-02-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Mookie Blaylock 35 17.1 3.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 3.3 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.6 1.4 4.2 .342 0.4 1.2 .357 0.1 0.2 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mookie Blaylock ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------