Nicolas Claxton vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Nicolas Claxton, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Nicolas Claxton and Ja Morant both played 5 years in the NBA. Nicolas Claxton had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Nicolas Claxton 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Nicolas Claxton Ja Morant
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Brooklyn 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 %
Nicolas Claxton 15 12.5 4.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.2 .563 0.1 0.5 .143 0.7 1.4 .524
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 %
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Nicolas Claxton Ja Morant
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Brooklyn NetsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisGrizzlies 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 %
Nicolas Claxton 32 18.6 6.6 1.3 3.8 5.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.8 4.5 .621 0.0 0.2 .200 1.0 2.0 .484
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 %
Nicolas Claxton 12 10.8 2.5 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.2 2.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667
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

Nicolas Claxton Ja Morant
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Brooklyn 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 %
Nicolas Claxton 47 20.7 8.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.8 5.6 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .581
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 %
Nicolas Claxton 4 24.5 10.5 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.5 1.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 4.8 6.0 .792 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 5.5 .182
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

Nicolas Claxton Ja Morant
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Brooklyn 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 %
Nicolas Claxton 76 29.9 12.6 2.4 6.8 9.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 1.3 2.8 5.4 7.7 .705 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .541
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 %
Nicolas Claxton 4 29.3 10.5 1.3 6.8 8.0 1.5 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.0 4.5 6.3 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600
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

Nicolas Claxton Ja Morant
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsMemphis 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 %
Nicolas Claxton 71 29.8 11.8 2.7 7.2 9.9 2.1 0.6 2.1 1.3 2.5 5.2 8.2 .629 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 2.8 .551
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 %
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------