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Clippers · F · 29
Brandon Ingram
vs
2025-26
Jayson Tatum
Celtics · F-G · 28
Jayson Tatum
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Ingram vs Jayson Tatum

5-11categories
Ingram · Tatum

Brandon Ingram: Out (Achilles · Leg).

7
Ingram
Clippers
2025-26
Tatum
Celtics
Jayson Tatum
77
Games
availability
16
33.8
Minutes
per game
32.6
21.5
Points
per game
21.8
5.6
Rebounds
per game
10.0
3.7
Assists
per game
5.3
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.6
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
47.7%
Field goal %
41.1%
38.2%
Three-point %
4.6 vs 8.9 attempts
32.9%
82.0%
Free throw %
82.3%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
54.1%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
29.0%
16.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
24.6%
8.3%
Rebound %
of available
14.8%
+1.0
Net rating
on court
+10.5
12.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.9%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+7.4
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Jayson Tatum scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (21.8 vs 21.5), on Tatum's heavier usage (29.0% vs 26.4%).

Ingram is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 54.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Tatum (5.3 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Tatum (10.0 vs 5.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ingram played 61 more games (77 vs 16 of 82).

With Tatum on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.5 per 100 possessions, against +1.0 for Ingram; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ingram $40.0M through 2027-28, Tatum $58.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ingram
2025-26
Tatum
43-34
Record when playing
13-3
23.4
Points at home
20.8
19.6
Points on the road
23.0
22.1
Points in wins
21.8
20.7
Points in losses
21.3
38
Season high
32
12
30-point games
1
2
Double-doubles
10

Last games & contracts

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Ingram · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 vs DEN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs GSW0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 29 at CLE1 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 26 vs CLE23 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs CLE12 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tatum · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at DET13 pts · 4 reb · 11 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHA19 pts · 8 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs PHI23 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 30 at PHI17 pts · 11 reb · 3 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Tatum · contract
2026-27$58.5M
2027-28$62.8M
2028-29$67.1M
2029-30player option$71.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).