Ja Morant
- Seasons
- 2019-20 to 2025-26
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 174 lb
- Born
- Aug 10, 1999
- College
- Murray State
- Draft
- 2019, round 1, pick 2
1All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.0
- True shooting
- .557
- Effective FG
- .504
- Usage rate
- 30.7
- Win shares
- 24.3
- WS per 48
- .112
- Box plus/minus
- 2.5
- VORP
- 11.9
- Best season, WS
- 6.7
- Best season, BPM
- 6.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | MEM | 20 | 67 | 2,074 | 17.4 | .556 | .509 | 25.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.8 | .088 | 1.4 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 109 | 113 |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 21 | 63 | 2,053 | 16.7 | .537 | .487 | 27.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | .074 | 1.3 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 108 | 115 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 22 | 57 | 1,889 | 24.4 | .575 | .530 | 33.7 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 6.7 | .171 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 116 | 111 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 23 | 61 | 1,948 | 23.3 | .557 | .504 | 34.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 | .148 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 114 | 112 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 24 | 9 | 318 | 20.6 | .570 | .512 | 30.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .124 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 116 | 116 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 25 | 50 | 1,519 | 19.3 | .563 | .504 | 32.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .112 | 3.1 | -0.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 113 | 115 |
| 2025-26 | MEM | 26 | 20 | 569 | 16.6 | .521 | .441 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .024 | 0.5 | -2.0 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 107 | 121 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.