Anthony Davis vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Anthony Davis, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Anthony Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Brandon Ingram, who played 9. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Brandon Ingram had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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 achievements, 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
Anthony Davis 13 6 2012-13 to 2024-25
Brandon Ingram 9 2 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2012-132016-17
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 64 28.8 13.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.5 5.5 10.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .751
difference:+15+4.1+1.8+2.4+4.2+1.1+0.6+1.3-0.1-0.5+2.0+1.9+.114+0.7+2.3+.294+0.9+0.8+.130
Brandon Ingram 79 28.8 9.4 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 8.7 .402 0.7 2.4 .294 1.7 2.7 .621
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2013-142017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 67 35.2 20.8 3.1 7.0 10.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 1.6 3.0 7.8 15.0 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 5.2 6.6 .791
difference:+8+1.7+4.7+2.1+2.6+4.7+2.3+0.5+2.1-0.9-0.2+1.7+2.1+.049+0.7+1.7+.168+1.9+1.8+.110
Brandon Ingram 59 33.5 16.1 1.0 4.4 5.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 2.8 6.1 12.9 .470 0.7 1.8 .390 3.3 4.8 .681
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2014-152018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 68 36.1 24.4 2.5 7.7 10.2 2.2 1.5 2.9 1.4 2.1 9.4 17.6 .535 0.0 0.2 .083 5.5 6.8 .805
difference:+16+2.3+6.1+1.7+3.4+5.1+0.8+1.0+2.3-1.1-0.8+2.4+3.6+.038+0.6+1.6+.247+1.7+1.2+.130
Brandon Ingram 52 33.8 18.3 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.0 0.5 0.6 2.5 2.9 7.0 14.0 .497 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 5.6 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 4 43.0 31.5 2.3 8.8 11.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 11.8 21.8 .540 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 9.0 .889
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2015-162019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 61 35.5 24.3 2.1 8.1 10.3 1.9 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.4 9.2 18.6 .493 0.6 1.8 .324 5.3 7.0 .758
difference:+1+1.6+0.5+1.3+2.8+4.2+2.3+0.3+1.4-1.0-0.5+1.0+0.9+.030+1.8+4.4+.067+0.3+1.1+.093
Brandon Ingram 62 33.9 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 4.2 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.9 8.2 17.7 .463 2.4 6.2 .391 5.0 5.9 .851
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2016-172020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 75 36.1 28.0 2.3 9.5 11.8 2.1 1.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 10.3 20.3 .505 0.5 1.8 .299 6.9 8.6 .802
difference:+14+1.8+4.2+1.7+5.2+6.9+2.8+0.6+1.6-0.1-0.2+1.9+2.3+.039+1.8+4.3+.082+2.3+3.4+.076
Brandon Ingram 61 34.3 23.8 0.6 4.3 4.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 2.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .466 2.3 6.1 .381 4.6 5.2 .878
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2017-182021-22
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 75 36.4 28.1 2.5 8.6 11.1 2.3 1.5 2.6 2.2 2.1 10.4 19.5 .534 0.7 2.2 .340 6.6 8.0 .828
difference:+20+2.4+5.4+1.9+3.4+5.3+3.3+0.9+2.1-0.5-0.1+2.2+1.6+.073+0.6+1.9+.013+1.8+2.1+.002
Brandon Ingram 55 34.0 22.7 0.6 5.2 5.8 5.6 0.6 0.5 2.7 2.2 8.2 17.9 .461 1.3 4.1 .327 4.8 5.9 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 9 39.8 30.1 2.7 10.8 13.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 3.3 11.8 22.7 .520 0.7 2.4 .273 5.9 7.1 .828
difference:+3+0.5+3.1+2.0+5.3+7.2+4.5+1.3+2.0-1.2-1.5+2.5+3.0+.045+1.1+2.1+.134+0.6+0.7+.002
Brandon Ingram 6 39.3 27.0 0.7 5.5 6.2 6.2 0.7 0.3 3.8 1.8 9.3 19.7 .475 1.8 4.5 .407 6.5 7.8 .830

Season 7
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2018-192022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 56 33.0 25.9 3.1 8.9 12.0 3.9 1.6 2.4 2.0 2.4 9.5 18.3 .517 0.9 2.6 .331 6.1 7.7 .794
difference:+11+1.2+1.2+2.6+3.9+6.5+1.9+0.9+2.0-1.3-0.2+0.5+0.3+.033+0.5+1.0+.059+0.8+1.7+.088
Brandon Ingram 45 34.2 24.7 0.5 5.0 5.5 5.8 0.7 0.4 3.3 2.6 9.0 18.6 .484 1.4 3.6 .390 5.3 6.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 62 34.4 26.1 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.2 1.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 8.9 17.7 .503 1.2 3.5 .330 7.2 8.5 .846
difference:+2+1.5+5.3+1.6+2.6+4.2+2.5+0.7+1.7-0.2+1.1+1.8+.011+0.1+0.3+.025+3.4+3.7+.045
Brandon Ingram 64 32.9 20.8 0.7 4.4 5.1 5.7 0.8 0.6 2.5 2.3 7.8 15.9 .492 1.3 3.8 .355 3.8 4.8 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 21 36.6 27.7 2.6 7.1 9.7 3.5 1.2 1.4 2.5 2.7 9.8 17.1 .571 1.1 2.9 .383 7.1 8.5 .832
difference:+17+0.3+13.4+2.3+2.8+5.2+0.2+0.2+0.1-0.2-0.7+5.0+3.3+.226+0.6+0.9+.133+2.8+3.7+.063
Brandon Ingram 4 36.3 14.3 0.3 4.3 4.5 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.0 4.8 13.8 .345 0.5 2.0 .250 4.3 4.8 .895

Season 9
Anthony Davis Brandon Ingram
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 36 32.3 21.8 1.7 6.2 7.9 3.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 1.7 8.4 17.0 .491 0.7 2.8 .260 4.4 5.9 .738
difference:+18+0.8+0.4+0.8+1.6+2.3+2.1+0.4+1.0-1.7-0.8+0.2+1.5+.026+1.7+3.6+.114+1.8+2.8+.117
Brandon Ingram 18 33.1 22.2 0.9 4.6 5.6 5.2 0.9 0.6 3.8 2.5 8.6 18.5 .465 2.4 6.4 .374 2.6 3.1 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 5 28.8 17.4 1.4 5.2 6.6 2.6 0.6 1.6 1.2 1.8 5.0 12.4 .403 0.4 2.2 .182 7.0 8.4 .833
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Anthony Davis played 4 seasons more than Brandon Ingram in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2022 to 2025—Anthony Davis played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 4 extra years over Brandon Ingram, Anthony Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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