Negele Knight vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Negele Knight, 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.

Negele Knight played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Negele Knight had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, 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
Negele Knight 6 3 1990-91 to 1998-99
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Negele Knight Ja Morant
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Negele Knight 64 12.4 5.3 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.0 0.3 0.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 4.8 .425 0.1 0.4 .240 1.1 1.8 .602
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 %
Negele Knight 4 14.0 8.0 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.8 3.3 6.5 .500 0.3 0.8 .333 1.3 1.8 .714
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Negele Knight Ja Morant
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis 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 %
Negele Knight 42 15.0 5.8 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.4 2.5 5.2 .475 0.1 0.3 .308 0.8 1.1 .688
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 %
Negele Knight ------- --- ----------
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
Negele Knight Ja Morant
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
Negele Knight 52 17.1 6.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.4 1.3 2.4 6.1 .391 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .779
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 %
Negele Knight 9 3.8 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.8 .563 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Negele Knight Ja Morant
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, San Antonio SpursMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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 %
Negele Knight 65 22.1 9.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.0 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.9 3.5 7.3 .474 0.1 0.3 .190 2.2 2.7 .810
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 %
Negele Knight 4 27.0 9.3 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.3 3.3 10.3 .317 0.0 0.8 .000 2.8 3.0 .917
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
Negele Knight Ja Morant
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
Negele Knight 47 15.1 4.2 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.6 .397 0.2 0.6 .393 0.4 0.5 .720
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 %
Negele Knight ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Note: Negele Knight didn't play in 1995-96, 1996-97 and 1997-98.

Season 6
Negele Knight Ja Morant
Season 1998-99-
Team Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Negele Knight 6 9.3 1.3 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.8 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.7 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Negele Knight ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
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