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Brandon Ingram
Raptors · F · 29
Brandon Ingram
vs
2025-26
Nikola Jokić
Nuggets · C · 31
Nikola Jokić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Ingram vs Nikola Jokić

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Ingram · Jokić
IngramJokić
77Games
availability
65
33.8Minutes
per game
34.8
21.5Points
per game
27.7
5.6Rebounds
per game
12.9
3.7Assists
per game
10.7
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
47.7%Field goal %56.9%
38.2%Three-point %
4.6 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
82.0%Free throw %83.1%
57.3%True shooting
TS%
67.0%
26.4%Usage
USG%
28.9%
16.9%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
8.3%Rebound %
of available
18.5%
+1.0Net rating
on court
+10.8
12.1%PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
+0.6Plus-minus
per game
+8.5

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Nikola Jokić scored more in 2025-26, 6.2 points a game apart (27.7 vs 21.5), on Jokić's heavier usage (28.9% vs 26.4%).

Jokić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokić (10.7 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Jokić (12.9 vs 5.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ingram played 12 more games (77 vs 65 of 82).

With Jokić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 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, Jokić $59.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
IngramJokić
43-34Record when playing43-22
23.4Points at home27.6
19.6Points on the road27.8
22.1Points in wins27.6
20.7Points in losses27.8
38Season high56
1230-point games25
2Double-doubles55
Ingram · last 5
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
Mon, Apr 20 at CLE7 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 18 at CLE17 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Jokić · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 at MIN28 pts · 9 reb · 10 ast
Mon, Apr 27 vs MIN27 pts · 12 reb · 16 ast
Sat, Apr 25 at MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Apr 23 at MIN27 pts · 15 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Apr 20 vs MIN24 pts · 15 reb · 8 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Jokić · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).