Josh Giddey vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Josh Giddey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Josh Giddey played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Brandon Ingram, who played 9. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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 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 |
| Josh Giddey |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Brandon Ingram |
9 |
2 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Josh Giddey |
Brandon Ingram |
| Season |
2021-22 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
| difference: | +25 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +3.8 | +4.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.7 | -0.4 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +.017 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +.031 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +.088 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
| difference: | +17 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +2.3 | | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.012 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +.065 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +.050 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
| difference: | +28 | +8.7 | +6.0 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +0.2 | | -0.4 | -1.5 | +2.0 | +3.4 | +.022 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.007 | +2.5 | +4.0 | +.131 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
| Brandon Ingram |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Josh Giddey |
70 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.465 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.378 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.781 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.7 | +9.2 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +3.0 | +0.2 | | -0.1 | -1.2 | +2.9 | +6.3 | +.002 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +.013 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +.070 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Josh Giddey nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Brandon Ingram played 5 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Brandon Ingram played in two Playoffs. |