Brandon Ingram vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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 Rankings / 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, 5 less than P.J. Tucker, who played 14. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
P.J. Tucker	14	9	2006-07 to 2024-25

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


Rookie Season
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2016-17	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Toronto Raptors
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:	+62	+23.9	+7.6	+0.2	+2.5	+2.6	+1.9	+0.5	+0.5	-1.1	-1.3	+2.9	+7.4	+.098	+0.7	+2.4		+1.2	+1.9	+.050
P.J. Tucker	17	4.9	1.8	0.6	0.7	1.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.571

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 1

Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.


Season 2
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2017-18	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
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:	+20	+9.3	+9.7	+0.7	+1.6	+0.9	+2.5		+0.5	-1.7	-1.0	+3.4	+7.3	+.003	+0.4	+0.9	+.076	+2.5	+3.7	+.063
P.J. Tucker	79	24.2	6.4	1.7	2.8	4.4	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.8	1.8	2.7	5.6	.473	0.3	0.9	.314	0.8	1.1	.744

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2018-19	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
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:	+29	+3.1	+8.9	+1.2	+0.2	+1.4	+1.3	+0.9	+0.3	-1.2	-0.4	+3.7	+6.4	+.066	+0.3	+0.6	+.057	+1.9	+3.1	+.101
P.J. Tucker	81	30.7	9.4	2.0	4.5	6.5	1.7	1.4	0.3	1.3	2.5	3.3	7.6	.431	0.9	2.4	.387	1.9	2.5	.776

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2019-20	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+16	+3.3	+14.7	+0.7	+0.3	+0.3	+2.6	+0.4	+0.3	-1.8	-0.6	+4.9	+10.1	+.025	+1.3	+3.0	+.046	+3.7	+4.1	+.124
P.J. Tucker	78	30.6	9.1	1.5	5.0	6.4	1.6	1.4	0.3	1.2	2.3	3.3	7.6	.438	1.1	3.2	.345	1.3	1.8	.727

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2020-21	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
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:	+21	+3.3	+15.8	+1.4	+0.1	+1.3	+2.7	+0.6	+0.4	-1.1	-0.5	+5.5	+10.9	+.055	+1.5	+3.6	+.051	+3.3	+3.5	+.132
P.J. Tucker	82	31.0	8.0	2.0	4.2	6.2	2.2	1.3	0.2	1.4	2.5	2.9	7.1	.411	0.8	2.5	.330	1.3	1.7	.746

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2021-22	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Raptors Lost East 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:	+26	+6.4	+16.0	+0.8	+0.8		+4.4	+0.8	+0.3	-1.9	-0.2	+5.7	+11.9	+.048	+0.4	+1.7	+.030	+3.9	+4.8	+.052
P.J. Tucker	81	27.6	6.7	1.4	4.4	5.8	1.2	1.4	0.2	0.8	2.4	2.5	6.0	.413	0.9	2.4	.357	0.9	1.1	.774

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:	+4	+14.2	+22.0	+0.8	+1.3	+0.5	+5.1	+0.1		-3.0	-0.9	+7.5	+14.8	+.108	+0.9	+1.7	+.086	+6.0	+7.0	+.205
P.J. Tucker	10	25.1	5.0	1.5	4.2	5.7	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.8	2.7	1.8	4.9	.367	0.9	2.8	.321	0.5	0.8	.625


Season 7
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2022-23	2017-18
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+37	+6.4	+18.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.1	+4.9	+0.3	+0.1	-2.4	-0.1	+6.9	+13.2	+.094		+0.2	+.019	+4.8	+5.3	+.165
P.J. Tucker	82	27.8	6.1	1.1	4.4	5.6	0.9	1.0	0.3	0.9	2.5	2.1	5.4	.390	1.4	3.8	.371	0.5	0.7	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Tucker	17	33.5	8.9	1.4	5.2	6.5	1.3	0.6	0.8	0.8	2.7	3.1	6.4	.481	2.1	4.4	.467	0.7	1.1	.667


Season 8
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2023-24	2018-19
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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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	+1.3	+13.5	+0.8		+0.7	+4.5	+0.8	+0.1	-1.7	-0.8	+5.3	+9.5	+.096	+0.5	+0.9	+.022	+3.3	+4.1	+.106
P.J. Tucker	82	34.2	7.3	1.5	4.4	5.8	1.2	1.6	0.5	0.8	3.1	2.5	6.4	.396	1.8	4.7	.377	0.5	0.7	.695

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:	+7	+2.4	+2.9	+1.4	+1.4	+3.0	+1.6	+0.7	+0.6	-1.6	-1.2	+1.2	+5.8	+.110	+1.9	+3.2	+.206	+2.6	+2.7	+.069
P.J. Tucker	11	38.7	11.4	1.7	5.7	7.5	1.7	1.7	0.7	0.7	3.2	3.6	8.0	.455	2.4	5.2	.456	1.7	2.1	.826


Season 9
	Brandon Ingram	P.J. Tucker
Season	2024-25	2019-20
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+54	+1.2	+15.3	+0.7	+0.5	+1.0	+3.6	+0.2	+0.1	-2.8	-0.7	+6.1	+12.6	+.050	+0.9	+2.2	+.016	+2.1	+2.4	+.042
P.J. Tucker	72	34.3	6.9	1.6	5.1	6.6	1.6	1.1	0.5	1.0	3.2	2.5	5.9	.415	1.5	4.2	.358	0.5	0.7	.813

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Brandon Ingram	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
P.J. Tucker	12	34.5	7.9	1.9	5.3	7.2	1.5	1.1	0.3	1.0	3.9	2.9	7.3	.398	2.1	5.6	.373	0.0	0.0	-

Additional Years

* P.J. Tucker played 5 seasons more than Brandon Ingram in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2021 to 2025—P.J. Tucker played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Brandon Ingram vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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