Brandon Ingram vs. Brian Shaw Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brian Shaw and Brandon Ingram, 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.

Brandon Ingram played 8 years in the NBA, 6 less than Brian Shaw, who played 14. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Brian Shaw had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Brandon Ingram 8 2 2016-17 to 2023-24
Brian Shaw 14 11 1988-89 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2016-171988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 82 28.1 8.6 1.5 3.1 4.6 5.8 1.0 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.6 8.4 .433 0.0 0.2 .000 1.3 1.6 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 3 41.3 17.0 0.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 1.0 0.0 2.0 3.7 7.3 14.3 .512 0.0 0.3 .000 2.3 3.0 .778

Note: Brian Shaw didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 2
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2017-181990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 79 35.1 13.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 7.6 1.3 0.4 2.8 2.6 5.6 11.9 .469 0.0 0.3 .111 2.6 3.2 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 11 28.7 11.0 0.7 2.7 3.5 4.6 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.1 4.3 9.1 .470 0.1 0.3 .333 2.4 2.7 .867

Season 3
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2018-191991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 63 22.6 7.9 0.8 2.4 3.2 4.0 0.9 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.3 8.1 .407 0.1 0.4 .217 1.1 1.4 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 3 28.3 12.0 0.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 0.7 0.0 2.3 4.3 4.7 10.0 .467 1.0 1.7 .600 1.7 2.7 .625

Season 4
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2019-201992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Brian Shaw 68 23.6 7.3 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.5 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.4 2.9 7.4 .393 0.6 1.9 .331 0.9 1.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2020-211993-94
Team New Orleans PelicansMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 77 26.5 9.0 1.4 3.2 4.5 5.0 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.5 3.6 8.7 .417 0.9 2.8 .338 0.8 1.2 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 5 22.4 7.8 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.8 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.6 3.2 8.2 .390 0.0 2.6 .000 1.4 2.4 .583

Season 6
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2021-221994-95
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 78 23.5 6.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 5.2 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.4 2.5 6.3 .389 0.6 2.4 .261 0.9 1.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Shaw 21 16.9 6.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 3.1 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.3 2.3 5.9 .390 1.0 2.7 .386 1.0 1.5 .625

Season 7
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2022-231995-96
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 75 22.4 6.6 0.8 2.2 3.0 4.5 0.8 0.1 2.3 2.1 2.4 6.5 .374 0.5 1.9 .285 1.2 1.5 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 10 21.7 4.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 4.6 0.5 0.0 1.9 2.7 1.8 5.2 .346 0.8 2.2 .364 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 8
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season 2023-241996-97
Team New Orleans PelicansOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
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
Brian Shaw 77 24.2 7.2 0.6 1.9 2.5 4.1 0.9 0.3 2.2 2.6 2.5 6.7 .366 0.8 2.5 .325 1.4 1.8 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Shaw 5 16.2 2.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.6 1.0 0.6 3.8 .158 0.4 1.2 .333 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 9
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season -1997-98
Team -Golden State Warriors, 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 %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 59 25.9 6.3 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.4 0.8 0.3 1.7 2.5 2.6 7.6 .345 0.5 1.6 .295 0.6 0.9 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season -1998-99
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
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 %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season -1999-00
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 74 16.9 4.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.7 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.4 1.7 4.4 .382 0.2 0.8 .310 0.6 0.7 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 22 18.4 5.4 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.1 2.0 4.9 .421 0.7 2.2 .333 0.6 0.7 .813

Season 12
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season -2000-01
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 80 22.9 5.3 0.6 3.2 3.8 3.2 0.6 0.3 1.2 2.0 2.1 5.1 .399 0.5 1.7 .311 0.6 0.8 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 16 18.1 4.4 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.3 1.7 4.5 .375 0.6 1.8 .345 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 13
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season -2001-02
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
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 %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 58 10.9 2.9 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.1 3.0 .353 0.5 1.5 .330 0.3 0.4 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 19 12.5 2.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 3.3 .333 0.5 1.7 .281 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 14
Brandon Ingram Brian Shaw
Season -2002-03
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 72 12.5 3.5 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.4 3.6 .387 0.5 1.5 .349 0.1 0.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Brian Shaw 12 18.0 3.2 0.1 3.1 3.2 2.0 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.5 1.3 4.1 .306 0.5 2.2 .231 0.2 0.3 .667
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