Hoops Nightly
+ Pick your team
Brandon Ingram
Raptors · F · 29
Brandon Ingram
vs
2025-26
Zion Williamson
Pelicans · F · 26
Zion Williamson
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Brandon Ingram vs Zion Williamson

9-7categories
Ingram · Williamson
IngramWilliamson
77Games
availability
62
33.8Minutes
per game
29.7
21.5Points
per game
21.0
5.6Rebounds
per game
5.7
3.7Assists
per game
3.2
1.5Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.4Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
47.7%Field goal %60.0%
38.2%Three-point %
4.6 vs 0.1 attempts
25.0%
82.0%Free throw %71.6%
57.3%True shooting
TS%
64.4%
26.4%Usage
USG%
25.0%
16.9%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.4%
8.3%Rebound %
of available
9.0%
+1.0Net rating
on court
-1.9
12.1%PIE
player impact estimate
14.1%
+0.6Plus-minus
per game
-1.3

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Brandon Ingram scored more in 2025-26, 0.5 points a game apart (21.5 vs 21.0), on Ingram's heavier usage (26.4% vs 25.0%).

Williamson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.4% to 57.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Ingram (3.7 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Williamson (5.7 vs 5.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Ingram played 15 more games (77 vs 62 of 82).

With Ingram on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.0 per 100 possessions, against -1.9 for Williamson; 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, Williamson $42.2M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
IngramWilliamson
43-34Record when playing22-40
23.4Points at home21.1
19.6Points on the road20.9
22.1Points in wins21.4
20.7Points in losses20.8
38Season high35
1230-point games5
2Double-doubles6
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
Williamson · last 5
Sun, Apr 5 vs ORL17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 3 at SAC13 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 2 at POR15 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU18 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR22 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Ingram · contract
2026-27$40.0M
2027-28player option$41.9M
Williamson · contract
2026-27$42.2M
2027-28$44.9M

More comparisons

pick any two players →

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).