Brandon Ingram vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins and Brandon Ingram 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.

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 and also scored more total points during the season while Kendrick Perkins scored more points in the postseason. 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 14.2 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (19.6 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 6,059 points more (10,273 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Ingram 19.6
+14.2
10
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Ingram 10,273
+6,059
10
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Brandon Ingram has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+16.8 points per game) while Kendrick Perkins scored more points (+516).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Ingram 21.9
+16.8
2
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Ingram 219
2
Kendrick Perkins 735
+516
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 7
+7
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 67
+67
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 261
+254
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 458
+325
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Ingram 519
Kendrick Perkins 668
+149

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Ingram 4
Kendrick Perkins 114
+110

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 3
+3
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 5
+5
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Brandon Ingram 9
Kendrick Perkins 26
+17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Ingram 10
Kendrick Perkins 122
+112

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Ingram 0
Kendrick Perkins 21
+21

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Ingram 19.6 7.2 15.3 46.8 1.4 3.9 36.3 3.9 4.9 78.9 10 523
difference:+14.2+5.0+11.2+6.2+1.4+3.9+36.3+2.9+3.2+19.5+4+259
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Ingram 10,273 3,755 8,021 46.8 735 2,023 36.3 2,028 2,570 78.9 10 523
difference:+6,059+2,050+4,802+6.2+735+2,009+36.3+1,224+1,217+19.5+4+259
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Ingram 21.9 7.5 17.3 43.4 1.3 3.5 37.1 5.6 6.6 84.8 2 10
difference:+16.8+5.5+13.3+6.8+1.3+3.5+37.1+4.5+5.0+18.6+7+133
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Ingram 219 75 173 43.4 13 35 37.1 56 66 84.8 2 10
difference:+516+215+405+6.8+13+31+37.1+99+168+18.6+7+133
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 9.4
+7.2
201779
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 16.1
+13.6
201859
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 18.3
+13.1
201952
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 23.8
+19.3
202062
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 23.8
+16.9
202161
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 22.7
+14.2
202255
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 24.7
+14.6
202345
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 20.8
+14.8
202464
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 22.2
+17.1
202518
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 22.0
+17.8
202628
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons:

* Kendrick Perkins played 5 seasons more than Brandon Ingram in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 15, from 2014 to 2018—he averaged 3.4 points in a total of 236 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 3.6 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20170
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20180
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20190
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20200
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20210
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
+6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 27.0
+15.1
20226
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20230
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
+5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram 14.3
+9.8
20244
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP
20250
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
+4.7
201220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Ingram -
DNP *
20260
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
+2.2
201311
* season in progress

Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.3 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.2 ppg and his lowest 1.3.