Brandon Ingram vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings

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 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than Chris Mullin, who played 16. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Chris Mullin had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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
Brandon Ingram	10	2	2016-17 to 2025-26
Chris Mullin	16	8	1985-86 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2016-17	1985-86
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+24	+3.5	+4.6		+1.9	+1.9	+0.2	+0.7	+0.1	-0.1	-0.4	+1.7	+2.6	+.061	+0.6	+1.9	+.109	+1.7	+1.1	+.275
Chris Mullin	55	25.3	14.0	0.8	1.3	2.1	1.9	1.3	0.4	1.4	2.4	5.2	11.3	.463	0.1	0.5	.185	3.4	3.8	.896

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2017-18	1986-87
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+23	+4.5	+1.0	+0.5	+2.7	+3.1	+0.7	+0.4	+0.3	-0.6	-0.2	+0.3	+1.6	+.044	+0.5	+1.0	+.088		+0.8	+.144
Chris Mullin	82	29.0	15.1	0.5	1.7	2.2	3.2	1.2	0.4	1.9	2.6	5.8	11.3	.514	0.2	0.8	.302	3.3	4.0	.825

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	10	26.2	11.3	0.2	1.3	1.5	2.3	0.9	0.2	1.6	3.1	4.9	9.8	.500	0.3	0.4	.750	1.2	1.6	.750


Season 3
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2018-19	1987-88
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+8	+0.1	+1.9	+0.2	+1.8	+1.7	+1.8	+1.4	+0.1	-0.1	-0.6	+0.8	+1.4	+.011		+0.2	+.021	+0.2	+1.1	+.210
Chris Mullin	60	33.9	20.2	1.0	2.5	3.4	4.8	1.9	0.5	2.6	2.3	7.8	15.4	.508	0.6	1.6	.351	4.0	4.5	.885

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2019-20	1988-89
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	Most Improved Player	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+20	+3.8	+2.7	+1.1	+1.3	+0.2	+0.9	+1.1	+0.1	-0.6	-0.7	+1.9	+2.2	+.046	+2.1	+5.0	+.161	+1.0	+0.8	+.041
Chris Mullin	82	37.7	26.5	1.9	4.0	5.9	5.1	2.1	0.5	3.6	2.2	10.1	19.9	.509	0.3	1.2	.230	6.0	6.7	.892

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	8	42.6	29.4	1.4	4.5	5.9	4.5	1.8	1.4	4.0	2.4	11.0	20.4	.540	0.1	1.0	.125	7.3	8.4	.866


Season 5
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2020-21	1989-90
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+17	+2.0	+1.3	+1.1		+1.0	+0.8	+0.9		-0.6	-0.2	+0.3	+1.7	+.070	+1.2	+3.1	+.009	+1.9	+2.1	+.011
Chris Mullin	78	36.3	25.1	1.7	4.3	5.9	4.1	1.6	0.6	3.1	1.8	8.7	16.3	.536	1.1	3.0	.372	6.5	7.3	.889

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2021-22	1990-91
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Warriors Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+27	+6.4	+3.0	+1.1	+1.5	+0.4	+1.6	+1.5	+0.3	-0.3	-0.1	+1.3	+0.2	+.075	+0.8	+2.5	+.026	+1.5	+1.2	+.058
Chris Mullin	82	40.4	25.7	1.7	3.7	5.4	4.0	2.1	0.8	3.0	2.1	9.5	17.7	.536	0.5	1.6	.301	6.3	7.1	.884

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
difference:	+2	+6.5	+3.2	+0.4	+0.6	+1.1	+3.3	+1.2	+1.2	-0.7	-1.1	+0.7	+3.3	+.052	+0.7	+2.9	+.285	+1.1	+1.5	+.030
Chris Mullin	8	45.8	23.8	1.1	6.1	7.3	2.9	1.9	1.5	3.1	2.9	8.6	16.4	.527	1.1	1.6	.692	5.4	6.3	.860


Season 7
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2022-23	1991-92
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did not play	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+36	+7.1	+0.9	+1.1	+1.0	+0.1	+2.3	+1.4	+0.4	-0.8	-0.5	+1.2	+1.0	+.040	+0.6	+1.4	+.024	+1.0	+0.8	+.049
Chris Mullin	81	41.3	25.6	1.6	4.0	5.6	3.5	2.1	0.8	2.5	2.1	10.2	19.6	.524	0.8	2.2	.366	4.3	5.2	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	4	42.0	17.8	0.8	2.3	3.0	3.0	1.3	0.5	2.0	2.0	6.8	15.8	.429	1.0	3.0	.333	3.3	3.5	.929


Season 8
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2023-24	1992-93
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+18	+8.4	+5.1	+0.2	+0.3	+0.1	+2.1	+0.7	+0.3	-0.5	-0.6	+2.5	+4.3	+.018		+0.9	+.096	+0.2	+0.1	+.009
Chris Mullin	46	41.3	25.9	0.9	4.1	5.0	3.6	1.5	0.9	3.0	1.7	10.3	20.2	.510	1.3	2.9	.451	4.0	4.9	.810

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
Chris Mullin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2024-25	1993-94
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+44	+4.4	+5.4	+0.1	+0.1		+0.1	+0.8	+0.3	-0.9	-0.7	+2.0	+4.5	+.007	+1.5	+4.0	+.010	+0.1	+0.4	+.102
Chris Mullin	62	37.5	16.8	1.0	4.5	5.6	5.1	1.7	0.9	2.9	1.8	6.6	14.0	.472	0.9	2.4	.364	2.7	3.5	.753

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Mullin	3	45.0	25.3	1.3	3.3	4.7	3.7	0.0	1.7	2.3	1.3	10.0	17.0	.588	2.0	4.0	.500	3.3	3.7	.909


Season 10
	Brandon Ingram	Chris Mullin
Season	2025-26	1994-95
Team	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	Did not play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	33	34.2	22.0	0.8	5.0	5.8	3.8	0.8	0.6	3.0	1.9	8.2	17.4	.471	1.7	5.1	.341	3.9	4.8	.815
difference:	+8	+1.4	+3.0	+0.2	+1.4	+1.2	+1.2	+0.7	+0.2	-0.7	-0.2	+1.4	+3.5	+.018		+1.4	+.111	+0.1	+0.5	+.064
Chris Mullin	25	35.6	19.0	1.0	3.6	4.6	5.0	1.5	0.8	3.7	2.1	6.8	13.9	.489	1.7	3.7	.452	3.8	4.3	.879

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Chris Mullin played in the postseason in their season 10

Additional Years

* Chris Mullin played 6 seasons more than Brandon Ingram in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 16, from 1996 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 3 Playoffs.

Brandon Ingram vs. Chris Mullin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Mullin 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years