Lonzo Ball vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Lonzo Ball, 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.

Lonzo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Brandon Ingram, who played 9. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Lonzo Ball 6 0 2017-18 to 2024-25
Brandon Ingram 9 2 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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%
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
difference:+27+5.4+0.8+0.5+2.4+2.9+5.1+1.1+0.3-1.1-0.3+0.4+2.1+.042+1.0+3.3+.011+1.1+1.3+.170
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
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
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%
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
difference:+12+3.2+6.2+0.1+0.2+1.5+0.7+0.3-0.3-0.4+2.2+3.2+.064+0.9+3.1+.061+2.9+3.8+.264
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
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram
Season 2019-202018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
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%
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
difference:+11+1.7+6.5+0.3+0.7+1.0+4.0+0.9-0.6-0.9+2.6+3.1+.094+1.7+4.5+.045+3.1+4.4+.109
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
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram
Season 2020-212019-20
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%
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
difference:+7+2.1+9.2+0.2+1.1+1.3+1.5+0.5-0.8-1.0+2.9+5.0+.049+0.7+2.1+.013+4.1+4.7+.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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Chicago BullsNew 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%
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+26+0.3+10.8+0.4+0.1+0.5+0.2+1.1+0.3-0.2-0.4+3.8+7.1+.043+0.8+1.3+.042+4.0+4.4+.128
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
* Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 5

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Brandon Ingram
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Chicago BullsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Lonzo Ball 35 22.2 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.5 6.9 .366 1.9 5.6 .344 0.6 0.8 .815
difference:+20+11.8+15.1+0.1+2.5+2.4+2.3+0.7-1.5-0.6+5.7+11.0+.095+0.6+1.5+.017+4.2+5.1+.011
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Brandon Ingram played 3 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Brandon Ingram played in one postseason.

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