Brandon Ingram vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee 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 / 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.

Brandon Ingram played 9 years in the NBA, 7 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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	9	2	2016-17 to 2024-25
JaVale McGee	16	8	2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2016-17	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
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:	+4	+13.6	+2.9	+0.8	+0.9	+0.1	+1.8	+0.2	+0.5	-0.7	-0.1	+1.0	+3.5	+.092	+0.7	+2.4		+0.3	+0.5	+.039
JaVale McGee	75	15.2	6.5	1.6	2.3	3.9	0.3	0.4	1.0	0.8	2.1	2.5	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.2	.660

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2017-18	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+1	+17.4	+9.7	+0.5	+1.8	+1.2	+3.7	+0.5	+1.0	-1.6	-0.8	+3.5	+7.8	+.038	+0.7	+1.8		+2.1	+2.9	+.043
JaVale McGee	60	16.1	6.4	1.5	2.6	4.1	0.2	0.3	1.7	0.9	2.0	2.6	5.1	.508	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	1.9	.638

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2018-19	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Wizards
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:	+27	+6.0	+8.2	+2.0	+0.9	+2.9	+2.5		+1.8	-1.2		+2.8	+6.4	+.053	+0.6	+1.8		+2.1	+2.7	+.092
JaVale McGee	79	27.8	10.1	2.8	5.2	8.0	0.5	0.5	2.4	1.3	2.9	4.2	7.6	.550	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.9	.583

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2019-20	2011-12
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+8.7	+12.5	+1.9	+0.2	+1.7	+3.7	+0.4	+1.6	-1.6	-0.2	+3.2	+8.7	+.093	+2.4	+6.2		+3.7	+3.2	+.390
JaVale McGee	61	25.2	11.3	2.7	5.1	7.8	0.5	0.6	2.2	1.4	2.7	5.0	9.0	.556	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.7	.461

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JaVale McGee	7	25.9	8.6	3.3	6.3	9.6	0.7	0.7	3.1	0.6	3.0	3.3	7.6	.434	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.7	.538


Season 5
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2020-21	2012-13
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+18	+16.2	+14.7	+1.4	+1.5	+0.1	+4.6	+0.3	+1.4	-1.4	-0.3	+4.6	+11.3	+.109	+2.3	+6.1		+3.2	+2.8	+.287
JaVale McGee	79	18.1	9.1	2.0	2.8	4.8	0.3	0.4	2.0	1.1	2.3	3.8	6.7	.575	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.4	.591

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JaVale McGee	6	18.7	7.2	2.8	2.3	5.2	0.0	0.7	1.0	1.8	2.8	3.0	5.2	.581	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	3.0	.389


Season 6
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2021-22	2013-14
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+50	+18.2	+15.7	+1.4	+3.8	+2.4	+5.2	+0.4	+0.9	-1.1	-1.0	+4.8	+10.3	+.014	+1.3	+4.1		+4.6	+5.7	+.174
JaVale McGee	5	15.8	7.0	2.0	1.4	3.4	0.4	0.2	1.4	1.6	3.2	3.4	7.6	.447	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.2	1.000

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
JaVale McGee	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2022-23	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+22	+23.1	+20.1	+0.3	+3.1	+2.8	+5.7	+0.6	+0.5	-2.5	-1.3	+7.2	+15.2	+.048	+1.4	+3.6		+4.3	+4.6	+.215
JaVale McGee	23	11.1	4.6	0.8	1.9	2.7	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.3	1.8	3.4	.532	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.4	.667

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2023-24	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks 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	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:	+30	+22.0	+15.7	+0.9	+2.0	+1.2	+5.6	+0.7	+0.2	-1.9	-0.9	+5.5	+12.0	+.083	+1.3	+3.8		+3.3	+3.7	+.301
JaVale McGee	34	10.9	5.1	1.6	2.4	3.9	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.6	1.4	2.3	3.9	.575	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.1	.500

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
difference:	+2	+29.3	+12.3	+0.7	+3.8	+3.0	+3.3	+0.5	+1.3	-0.8	-0.5	+4.3	+12.8	+.155	+0.5	+2.0		+3.3	+1.8	+.562
JaVale McGee	2	7.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	3.0	.333


Season 9
	Brandon Ingram	JaVale McGee
Season	2024-25	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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:	+59	+23.5	+16.1	+0.4	+2.7	+2.4	+5.0	+0.7	+0.3	-3.3	-1.1	+5.9	+14.4	+.187	+2.4	+6.4		+1.9	+1.7	+.350
JaVale McGee	77	9.6	6.1	1.3	1.9	3.2	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.5	1.4	2.7	4.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.505

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JaVale McGee	16	9.3	5.9	1.4	1.6	3.0	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.5	1.9	2.6	3.5	.732	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.722

Additional Years

* JaVale McGee played 7 seasons more than Brandon Ingram in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2018 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 4 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

Brandon Ingram vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee 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

Additional Years