Royal Ivey vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Royal Ivey, 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.

Royal Ivey played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Royal Ivey had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Royal Ivey 10 4 2004-05 to 2013-14
Ja Morant 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Atlanta HawksMemphis 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 %
Royal Ivey 62 13.0 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.9 2.3 1.4 3.2 .429 0.0 0.1 .333 0.8 1.1 .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 %
Royal Ivey ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Atlanta HawksMemphis 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 %
Royal Ivey 73 13.4 3.6 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 2.0 1.6 3.6 .439 0.1 0.1 .400 0.3 0.5 .727
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 %
Royal Ivey ------- --- ----------
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

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Atlanta HawksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
Royal Ivey 53 10.2 3.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.2 1.2 2.7 .448 0.1 0.3 .313 0.5 0.7 .686
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 %
Royal Ivey ------- --- ----------
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

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Royal Ivey 75 19.2 5.6 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.2 2.0 5.0 .394 0.5 1.4 .327 1.1 1.6 .726
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 %
Royal Ivey ------- --- ----------
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

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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 %
Royal Ivey 71 12.1 3.0 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.9 .332 0.5 1.6 .342 0.5 0.6 .791
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 %
Royal Ivey 6 7.5 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.8 .273 0.3 1.2 .286 0.5 0.7 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2009-10-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Royal Ivey 44 7.4 2.1 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.8 1.9 .422 0.3 0.8 .400 0.2 0.3 .750
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royal Ivey 3 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2010-11-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Royal Ivey 25 6.2 1.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.5 .421 0.3 0.6 .438 0.1 0.1 1.000
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royal Ivey 2 3.0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2011-12-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Royal Ivey 34 10.4 2.1 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.8 2.1 .356 0.5 1.6 .340 0.0 0.2 .125
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royal Ivey 5 4.2 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.2 .364 0.4 1.0 .400 0.2 0.4 .500
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2012-13-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Royal Ivey 53 13.2 3.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.2 2.7 .431 0.7 1.7 .420 0.2 0.3 .563
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royal Ivey ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Royal Ivey Ja Morant
Season 2013-14-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
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 %
Royal Ivey 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Royal Ivey ------- --- ----------
Ja Morant ------- --- ----------