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Clippers · F · 29
Brandon Ingram
vs
2025-26
LaMelo Ball
Timberwolves · G · 25
LaMelo Ball
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Ingram vs LaMelo Ball

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Ingram · Ball

Brandon Ingram: Out (Achilles).

7
Ingram
Clippers
2025-26
Ball
Timberwolves
LaMelo Ball
77
Games
availability
72
33.8
Minutes
per game
28.0
21.5
Points
per game
20.1
5.6
Rebounds
per game
4.8
3.7
Assists
per game
7.1
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
47.7%
Field goal %
40.7%
38.2%
Three-point %
4.6 vs 10.3 attempts
36.8%
82.0%
Free throw %
89.9%
57.3%
True shooting
TS%
54.6%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
30.6%
16.9%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.4%
8.3%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
+1.0
Net rating
on court
+9.1
12.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.4%
+0.6
Plus-minus
per game
+5.8
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

Brandon Ingram scored more in 2025-26, 1.4 points a game apart (21.5 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 26.4%).

Ingram is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 54.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Ingram (5.6 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 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, Ball $40.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ingram
2025-26
Ball
43-34
Record when playing
41-31
23.4
Points at home
19.5
19.6
Points on the road
20.6
22.1
Points in wins
20.4
20.7
Points in losses
19.6
38
Season high
38
12
30-point games
9
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
Ball · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Ball · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

More comparisons

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Ingram vs
Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson
Ball vs
Desmond Bane · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant
Ingram vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Ball vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

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).