Brandon Ingram vs. Jake Tsakalidis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake Tsakalidis 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, 1 more than Jake Tsakalidis, who played 7. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jake Tsakalidis had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Jake Tsakalidis 7 4 2000-01 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2016-172000-01
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 57 16.6 4.5 1.5 2.8 4.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.4 1.8 3.8 .470 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Jake Tsakalidis 4 18.8 3.0 2.5 4.5 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.3 2.8 1.5 4.0 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2017-182001-02
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 67 23.6 7.3 1.9 3.6 5.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.9 2.8 6.0 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.4 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Jake Tsakalidis ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2018-192002-03
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 33 16.5 4.9 1.4 2.3 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.8 2.4 1.8 4.1 .452 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Jake Tsakalidis ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2019-202003-04
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 40 13.3 4.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.7 3.3 .504 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.5 .590
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Jake Tsakalidis 1 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 5
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2020-212004-05
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 31 9.0 2.5 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.4 1.0 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Jake Tsakalidis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2021-222005-06
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 51 14.4 5.0 1.5 2.6 4.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.1 2.0 3.2 .606 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .655
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
Jake Tsakalidis 4 14.8 3.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.8 3.3 1.5 2.5 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 7
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2022-232006-07
Team New Orleans PelicansMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis 36 10.8 2.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 .403 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Jake Tsakalidis 1 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 8
Brandon Ingram Jake Tsakalidis
Season 2023-24-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans 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 %
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
Jake Tsakalidis ------- --- ----------
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
Jake Tsakalidis ------- --- ----------
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