Tom Burleson vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Tom Burleson, 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.

Tom Burleson played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Brandon Ingram, who played 8. Tom Burleson had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Tom Burleson 7 2 1974-75 to 1980-81
Brandon Ingram 8 2 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1974-752016-17
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 23.0 10.1 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 - 2.7 3.9 9.4 .417 - - - 2.2 3.2 .687
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 %
Tom Burleson 9 40.4 20.7 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 - 3.2 8.7 16.9 .513 - - - 3.3 4.4 .750
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Tom Burleson 82 32.3 15.6 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.2 0.9 1.8 - 3.3 6.0 12.6 .481 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750
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 %
Tom Burleson 6 34.7 20.8 2.5 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 - 4.2 7.5 12.5 .600 - - - 5.8 7.7 .761
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Tom Burleson 82 22.0 9.7 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 - 3.2 3.5 8.0 .442 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Kansas City KingsNew 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 %
Tom Burleson 76 20.1 8.6 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 3.4 3.0 6.9 .434 - - - 2.6 3.3 .794
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Kansas City KingsNew 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 %
Tom Burleson 56 16.6 7.8 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 3.3 2.8 6.1 .459 - - - 2.2 3.0 .716
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Kansas City KingsNew 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 %
Tom Burleson 37 7.4 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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
Tom Burleson Brandon Ingram
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Atlanta HawksNew 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 %
Tom Burleson 31 11.7 3.3 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.2 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.3 .488
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Tom Burleson 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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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 %
Tom Burleson ------- --- ----------
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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