Brandon Ingram vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson 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, 3 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 6. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Keldon Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandon Ingram Keldon Johnson
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+62+11.1+0.3+0.2+0.4+0.6+1.2+0.2+0.4-0.7-0.4+0.4+3.5+.194+0.1+1.1+.297+0.4+0.1+.174
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brandon Ingram Keldon Johnson
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+5.0+3.3+0.3+0.2+0.7+2.1+0.2+0.4-1.4-0.7+1.2+2.7+.009+0.2+0.8+.059+1.2+2.0+.059
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Brandon Ingram Keldon Johnson
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+1.9+1.3+0.3+0.7+1.0+0.9+0.3+0.4-1.3-0.9+0.7+0.5+.031+1.5+3.5+.068+1.4+2.5+.081
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Brandon Ingram Keldon Johnson
Season 2019-202022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+1.2+1.8+0.1+1.1+1.1+1.3+0.3+0.4-0.9-0.9+0.2+.011+0.3+0.3+.062+1.1+0.7+.102
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Brandon Ingram Keldon Johnson
Season 2020-212023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+8+4.8+8.1+0.8+0.2+0.6+2.1+0.3-1.1-0.2+2.7+5.5+.012+0.5+0.8+.035+2.1+2.0+.086
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Brandon Ingram Keldon Johnson
Season 2021-222024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+22+10.1+10.0+0.9+1.8+1.0+4.0+0.2-1.7-0.7+3.4+7.9+.021+0.2+0.5+.009+2.9+3.4+.053
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Brandon Ingram played 3 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Brandon Ingram played in one postseason.

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