Brandon Ingram vs. Ken Norman Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ken Norman 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, 2 less than Ken Norman, who played 10. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Ken Norman had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Ken Norman 10 3 1987-88 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2016-171987-88
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 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
Ken Norman 66 21.7 8.6 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.9 3.7 7.6 .482 0.0 0.2 .000 1.3 2.6 .512
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2017-181988-89
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Ken Norman 80 37.8 18.1 3.1 5.3 8.3 3.5 1.3 0.8 2.6 2.8 8.0 15.9 .502 0.1 0.3 .190 2.1 3.4 .630
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2018-191989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
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
Ken Norman 70 33.3 16.1 2.0 4.7 6.7 2.3 1.1 0.8 2.7 2.8 6.9 13.6 .510 0.1 0.2 .438 2.2 3.5 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2019-201990-91
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Clippers
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
Ken Norman 70 33.0 17.4 2.5 4.6 7.1 2.3 0.9 0.9 2.0 2.7 7.4 14.8 .501 0.1 0.5 .188 2.5 3.9 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2020-211991-92
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 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
Ken Norman 77 26.1 12.1 2.1 3.8 5.8 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.9 5.2 10.7 .490 0.1 0.4 .143 1.6 2.9 .535
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman 5 36.8 12.6 3.8 6.0 9.8 3.0 0.8 0.6 1.2 3.6 5.4 10.6 .509 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 3.4 .529

Season 6
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2021-221992-93
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers 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
Ken Norman 76 32.6 15.0 2.8 4.8 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.1 6.6 12.8 .511 0.1 0.5 .263 1.7 2.9 .595
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
Ken Norman 5 32.8 12.8 2.8 5.4 8.2 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.6 5.0 13.4 .373 0.6 1.6 .375 2.2 4.4 .500

Season 7
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2022-231993-94
Team New Orleans PelicansMilwaukee Bucks
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 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
Ken Norman 82 31.0 11.9 2.1 4.0 6.1 2.7 0.7 0.6 1.8 2.5 5.0 11.2 .448 0.8 2.3 .333 1.1 2.2 .503
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season 2023-241994-95
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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
Ken Norman 74 25.4 12.7 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.1 5.2 11.6 .453 1.3 3.9 .344 0.9 1.9 .457
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
Ken Norman 3 14.0 5.3 0.7 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 4.3 2.3 6.0 .389 0.3 2.7 .125 0.3 2.3 .143

Season 9
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season -1995-96
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman 34 22.6 8.9 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.4 0.5 1.4 2.0 3.7 8.0 .465 1.0 2.5 .393 0.5 1.4 .354
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Brandon Ingram Ken Norman
Season -1996-97
Team -Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman 17 12.9 3.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.0 1.6 5.5 .287 0.4 2.2 .158 0.2 0.7 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Ken Norman ------- --- ----------
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