Boris Diaw vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Boris Diaw, 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.

Boris Diaw played 14 years in the NBA, 6 more than Brandon Ingram, who played 8. Boris Diaw had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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 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
Boris Diaw 14 10 2003-04 to 2016-17
Brandon Ingram 8 2 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2003-042016-17
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Boris Diaw 76 25.3 4.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 2.4 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.5 1.8 4.1 .447 0.1 0.3 .231 0.7 1.2 .602
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Boris Diaw 66 18.2 4.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.9 1.9 4.5 .422 0.1 0.8 .180 0.9 1.2 .740
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Boris Diaw 81 35.5 13.3 2.0 4.9 6.9 6.2 0.7 1.0 2.3 3.2 5.5 10.5 .526 0.1 0.4 .267 2.1 2.9 .731
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 20 39.8 18.7 2.0 4.7 6.7 5.2 0.9 1.1 2.8 3.2 7.6 14.5 .526 0.2 0.4 .429 3.4 4.4 .761
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Boris Diaw 73 31.1 9.7 1.2 3.1 4.3 4.8 0.4 0.5 2.1 2.4 4.2 7.8 .538 0.2 0.6 .333 1.1 1.6 .683
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 10 23.5 6.6 1.3 1.9 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.8 2.8 5.9 .475 0.0 0.6 .000 1.0 1.5 .667
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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 %
Boris Diaw 82 28.1 8.8 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.9 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.0 3.8 7.9 .477 0.2 0.5 .317 1.2 1.6 .744
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 5 35.6 14.6 1.4 4.2 5.6 4.6 0.6 0.8 2.2 4.4 7.0 12.8 .547 0.0 1.4 .000 0.6 1.2 .500
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Phoenix Suns, Charlotte BobcatsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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 %
Boris Diaw 81 34.0 13.2 1.5 3.9 5.3 4.1 0.8 0.7 2.7 2.5 5.5 10.9 .507 0.9 2.2 .414 1.2 1.8 .687
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
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

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Charlotte BobcatsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats 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 %
Boris Diaw 82 35.4 11.3 1.6 3.6 5.2 4.0 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.7 4.5 9.4 .483 0.8 2.5 .320 1.4 1.8 .769
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 4 38.0 7.5 1.8 3.3 5.0 4.0 0.3 0.8 3.0 2.8 3.5 7.0 .500 0.3 2.3 .111 0.3 0.5 .500
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Charlotte BobcatsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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 %
Boris Diaw 82 33.9 11.3 1.3 3.8 5.0 4.1 0.9 0.6 2.0 2.3 4.6 9.4 .492 1.0 2.8 .345 1.0 1.5 .683
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw ------- --- ----------
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

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2011-12-
Team Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Boris Diaw 57 25.0 6.4 1.2 3.7 4.9 3.6 0.6 0.4 2.0 2.2 2.7 6.2 .444 0.5 1.7 .313 0.4 0.6 .629
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 14 24.7 6.2 2.0 3.2 5.2 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 2.1 2.6 5.0 .514 0.6 1.3 .500 0.4 0.6 .750
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2012-13-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Boris Diaw 75 22.8 5.8 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.9 2.4 4.4 .539 0.4 1.0 .385 0.6 0.9 .723
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 16 17.1 4.1 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.5 3.4 .444 0.3 0.8 .385 0.8 0.9 .857
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2013-14-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 79 25.0 9.1 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.5 1.8 3.8 7.3 .521 0.6 1.4 .402 0.9 1.2 .739
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 23 26.3 9.2 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.0 .500 0.8 2.0 .400 1.4 2.1 .688
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2014-15-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Boris Diaw 81 24.5 8.7 1.0 3.3 4.3 2.9 0.4 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.6 7.8 .460 0.7 2.1 .320 0.9 1.1 .774
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 7 28.3 11.6 1.9 4.3 6.1 3.6 0.7 0.4 1.3 3.4 4.9 10.1 .479 0.6 2.6 .222 1.3 1.9 .692
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2015-16-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Boris Diaw 76 18.2 6.4 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 5.0 .527 0.3 0.9 .362 0.7 1.0 .737
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 9 17.7 5.2 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.3 5.1 .457 0.2 0.7 .333 0.3 0.4 .750
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Boris Diaw Brandon Ingram
Season 2016-17-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Boris Diaw 73 17.6 4.6 0.6 1.5 2.2 2.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.1 2.0 4.5 .446 0.3 1.1 .247 0.4 0.5 .743
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Boris Diaw 11 18.5 5.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.2 4.4 .500 0.5 1.3 .429 0.8 0.9 .900
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------