Sterling Brown vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Sterling Brown, 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 / 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.

Sterling Brown played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Brandon Ingram, who played 8. Sterling Brown 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 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
Sterling Brown 6 4 2017-18 to 2022-23
Brandon Ingram 8 2 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Sterling Brown 54 14.4 4.0 0.5 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.5 3.8 .400 0.6 1.7 .352 0.4 0.4 .875
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 %
Sterling Brown 3 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 .600 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Sterling Brown 58 17.8 6.4 0.5 2.7 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.4 .465 0.9 2.5 .361 0.5 0.7 .690
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 %
Sterling Brown 11 14.7 4.1 0.4 2.4 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.4 3.5 .395 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 1.0 .727
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East 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 %
Sterling Brown 52 14.8 5.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.0 1.8 4.9 .371 0.8 2.6 .324 0.6 0.8 .800
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 %
Sterling Brown 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Houston RocketsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Sterling Brown 51 24.1 8.2 0.7 3.6 4.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.9 6.6 .448 1.8 4.2 .423 0.5 0.6 .806
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Dallas MavericksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Sterling Brown 49 12.8 3.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.2 3.2 .381 0.6 1.9 .304 0.3 0.3 .933
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 %
Sterling Brown 9 2.9 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.1 .300 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.8 .714
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew 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 %
Sterling Brown 4 6.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season -2022-23
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Sterling Brown Brandon Ingram
Season -2023-24
Team -New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pelicans 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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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 %
Sterling Brown ------- --- ----------
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
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