Brandon Ingram vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Brandon Ingram had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Zion Williamson 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 10 2 2016-17 to 2025-26
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+55+1.0+13.1+1.9+0.4+2.3+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.2+5.3+6.3+.181+0.4+1.8+.135+3.1+4.7+.019
Zion Williamson 24 27.8 22.5 2.7 3.6 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.8 8.8 15.0 .583 0.3 0.6 .429 4.8 7.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+2+0.3+10.9+1.7+0.1+1.9+0.2+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.6+4.3+4.1+.141+0.5+1.2+.096+2.7+3.9+.017
Zion Williamson 61 33.2 27.0 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.7 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.2 10.4 17.0 .611 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 8.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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+0.8+7.7+1.2+0.7+1.9+1.6+0.6-0.9-0.7+2.8+2.2+.111+0.4+1.1+.038+2.3+3.0+.039
Zion Williamson 29 33.0 26.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.4 2.2 9.8 16.2 .608 0.2 0.7 .368 6.1 8.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+8+2.4+0.9+0.9+1.2+0.3+0.8+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.6+0.7+2.1+.107+2.3+5.9+.058+1.2+.149
Zion Williamson 70 31.5 22.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 5.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.3 8.9 15.6 .570 0.1 0.3 .333 5.0 7.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+31+5.7+0.8+1.9+0.4+2.3+0.4+0.5+0.3-0.5-0.7+1.2+1.1+.101+2.2+5.7+.150+0.7+2.8+.222
Zion Williamson 30 28.6 24.6 2.5 4.7 7.2 5.3 1.2 0.9 3.0 2.7 9.6 16.9 .567 0.1 0.4 .231 5.3 8.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Brandon Ingram nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Brandon Ingram Zion Williamson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team New Orleans PelicansNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+45+3.1+0.6+1.7+1.9+0.2+1.6+1.0-0.4-0.1+0.8+3.4+.049+1.3+3.8+.327+2.5+4.2+.103
Zion Williamson 10 30.9 22.1 2.3 3.3 5.6 4.0 1.6 0.5 3.1 2.3 7.4 14.5 .510 0.0 0.3 .000 7.3 10.1 .723
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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Brandon Ingram played 4 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Brandon Ingram played in one postseason.

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