Chris Ford vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Chris Ford, 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.

Chris Ford played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Brandon Ingram, who played 8. Chris Ford had the first of his seasons in 1972-73, while Brandon Ingram had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Chris Ford 10 7 1972-73 to 1981-82
Brandon Ingram 8 2 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Chris Ford 74 20.8 6.4 - - 3.6 2.6 - - - 1.8 2.8 5.9 .479 - - - 0.8 1.3 .645
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Chris Ford 82 25.1 7.1 1.3 2.4 3.7 3.4 1.8 0.2 - 1.9 3.2 7.3 .444 - - - 0.7 0.9 .740
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 5 18.8 4.0 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 - 2.0 1.6 3.4 .471 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Chris Ford 80 24.5 5.9 1.2 2.2 3.4 2.9 1.4 0.3 - 2.3 2.6 5.4 .474 - - - 0.8 1.2 .663
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 3 27.3 4.0 0.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 0.3 0.0 - 2.7 2.0 3.7 .545 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Chris Ford 82 26.8 8.4 1.0 2.6 3.5 3.3 2.2 0.3 - 2.7 3.7 8.6 .426 - - - 1.0 1.4 .722
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 9 30.7 8.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 4.4 1.2 0.6 - 3.7 3.7 9.0 .407 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Chris Ford 82 31.0 12.3 1.2 2.1 3.3 4.1 2.2 0.3 - 2.3 5.3 11.2 .476 - - - 1.6 2.1 .771
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 3 33.7 13.7 2.7 3.7 6.3 4.0 2.3 0.0 - 3.7 6.0 14.7 .409 - - - 1.7 3.0 .556
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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 %
Chris Ford 82 31.5 10.5 1.4 1.8 3.3 4.6 2.0 0.2 2.8 2.2 4.6 9.5 .481 - - - 1.4 1.9 .734
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Detroit Pistons, Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
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 %
Chris Ford 81 33.8 15.4 1.5 1.9 3.4 4.6 1.4 0.3 2.6 2.6 6.6 14.1 .471 - - - 2.1 2.8 .758
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPelicans 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 %
Chris Ford 73 29.0 11.2 1.1 1.4 2.5 2.9 1.5 0.4 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.7 .465 1.0 2.2 .427 1.2 1.6 .754
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 9 31.0 9.1 1.0 1.8 2.8 2.3 1.6 0.7 1.4 3.9 3.8 8.8 .430 0.2 1.4 .154 1.3 1.7 .800
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

Season 9
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1980-81-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 82 33.2 8.9 0.9 1.1 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.6 3.8 8.6 .444 0.4 1.3 .330 0.8 1.1 .736
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 17 29.8 9.1 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.8 3.9 8.6 .452 0.4 1.5 .280 0.9 1.5 .600
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Chris Ford Brandon Ingram
Season 1981-82-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 76 20.9 5.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.9 2.5 5.9 .418 0.3 0.8 .317 0.5 0.7 .696
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chris Ford 12 11.5 3.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 3.5 .476 0.2 0.6 .286 0.4 0.6 .714
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
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