Baron Davis vs. Brandon Ingram: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Ingram and Baron Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brandon Ingram has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Baron Davis scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Brandon Ingram averages 3.6 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (19.7 points against 16.1). On the other hand Baron Davis scored a total of 3,047 points more than Brandon Ingram (13,447 vs. 10,400).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
13
Brandon Ingram 19.7
+3.6
10

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+3,047
13
Brandon Ingram 10,400
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Brandon Ingram has a better career point average than Baron Davis (+3.1 points per game) while Baron Davis scored more points (+723).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
7
Brandon Ingram 21.9
+3.1
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
+723
7
Brandon Ingram 219
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Brandon Ingram 7
+5

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
Brandon Ingram 67
+23

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+14
Brandon Ingram 264

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+182
Brandon Ingram 464

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
+301
Brandon Ingram 525

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
+5
Brandon Ingram 4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
+4
Brandon Ingram 3

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+20
Brandon Ingram 5

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
+33
Brandon Ingram 9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
+40
Brandon Ingram 10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Brandon Ingram 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+3.6+1.3+1.1+5.9+0.2+1.1+4.0+1.1+1.0+7.8+3+306
Brandon Ingram 19.7 7.2 15.4 46.8 1.4 3.9 36.0 3.9 4.9 78.9 10 529

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+3,047+1,082+3,813+5.9+588+2,094+4.0+295+702+7.8+3+306
Brandon Ingram 10,400 3,806 8,138 46.8 744 2,065 36.0 2,044 2,590 78.9 10 529

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+3.1+0.9+2.4+0.8+0.7+2.2+2.1+1.9+1.4+13.9+5+40
Brandon Ingram 21.9 7.5 17.3 43.4 1.3 3.5 37.1 5.6 6.6 84.8 2 10

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+723+254+572+0.8+86+248+2.1+129+195+13.9+5+40
Brandon Ingram 219 75 173 43.4 13 35 37.1 56 66 84.8 2 10

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Brandon Ingram 9.4
+3.5
201779

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Brandon Ingram 16.1
+2.3
201859

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
200282
Brandon Ingram 18.3
+0.2
201952

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
200350
Brandon Ingram 23.8
+6.7
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
200467
Brandon Ingram 23.8
+0.9
202161

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Brandon Ingram 22.7
+3.5
202255

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
200654
Brandon Ingram 24.7
+6.8
202345

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
200763
Brandon Ingram 20.8
+0.7
202464

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
200882
Brandon Ingram 22.2
+0.4
202518

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
200965
Brandon Ingram 21.9
+7.0
202634

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

- Baron Davis played 3 seasons more than Brandon Ingram in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2010 to 2012—he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 162 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.3 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+22.6
20029
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+20.4
20035
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+18.1
20047
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Brandon Ingram 27.0
+27.0
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+11.0
200711
Brandon Ingram 14.3
20244

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20250

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Brandon Ingram -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

- During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 7.8 ppg and his lowest 7.8.