Wes Matthews vs. Ja Morant Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ja Morant and Wes Matthews, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Wes Matthews played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ja Morant, who played 5. Wes Matthews had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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 |
Wes Matthews |
9 |
7 |
1980-81 to 1989-90 |
Ja Morant |
5 |
3 |
2019-20 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Wes Matthews |
Ja Morant |
Season |
1980-81 | 2019-20 |
Team |
Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks | Memphis Grizzlies |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Wes Matthews |
79 |
28.7 |
12.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
9.9 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.802 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
47 |
17.8 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.759 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
2 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
.200 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
64 |
18.5 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.403 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.292 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.768 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
3 |
12.7 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
20 |
19.4 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
.466 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.125 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.750 |
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 |
% |
Wes Matthews |
4 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.500 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
78 |
19.5 |
5.7 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
4.9 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.125 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.694 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
4 |
22.8 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
.344 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.778 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
75 |
24.7 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
.531 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.160 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.820 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
3 |
38.7 |
25.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
11.7 |
18.0 |
.648 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.750 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
50 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.806 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
12 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.857 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
51 |
13.8 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
.460 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.233 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.831 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
10 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.800 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Wes Matthews didn't play in 1988-89.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
1 |
13.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ja Morant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |