Mahdi Abdul-Rahman vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram and Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Brandon Ingram, who played 8. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, while Brandon Ingram had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 10 7 1964-65 to 1973-74
Brandon Ingram 8 2 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1964-652016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 66 13.9 4.2 - - 1.7 2.1 - - - 2.0 1.8 4.6 .382 - - - 0.7 1.1 .648
Brandon Ingram 79 28.8 9.4 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 8.7 .402 0.7 2.4 .294 1.7 2.7 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 16.9 7.6 - - 2.6 4.3 - - - 2.6 2.7 8.1 .333 - - - 2.1 2.9 .750
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 80 27.5 13.7 - - 2.7 4.9 - - - 2.8 5.7 12.5 .457 - - - 2.3 3.2 .708
Brandon Ingram 59 33.5 16.1 1.0 4.4 5.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 2.8 6.1 12.9 .470 0.7 1.8 .390 3.3 4.8 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 14 24.3 11.9 - - 2.9 3.1 - - - 2.9 5.0 10.1 .493 - - - 1.9 3.0 .619
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1966-672018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 79 20.8 9.3 - - 2.9 4.1 - - - 2.6 3.8 8.9 .426 - - - 1.6 2.2 .729
Brandon Ingram 52 33.8 18.3 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.0 0.5 0.6 2.5 2.9 7.0 14.0 .497 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 5.6 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 3 28.7 6.7 - - 2.7 5.3 - - - 3.7 2.0 8.3 .240 - - - 2.7 3.3 .800
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1967-682019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 79 33.7 24.0 - - 4.2 6.2 - - - 3.1 9.3 21.0 .441 - - - 5.4 7.0 .774
Brandon Ingram 62 33.9 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 4.2 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.9 8.2 17.7 .463 2.4 6.2 .391 5.0 5.9 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 80 30.3 11.2 - - 3.3 5.9 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.9 .397 - - - 2.6 3.7 .707
Brandon Ingram 61 34.3 23.8 0.6 4.3 4.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 2.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .466 2.3 6.1 .381 4.6 5.2 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11 32.7 14.0 - - 3.0 3.9 - - - 3.5 4.8 12.3 .393 - - - 4.4 5.5 .787
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 82 33.6 15.3 - - 4.0 6.8 - - - 3.2 6.0 12.9 .467 - - - 3.3 4.0 .809
Brandon Ingram 55 34.0 22.7 0.6 5.2 5.8 5.6 0.6 0.5 2.7 2.2 8.2 17.9 .461 1.3 4.1 .327 4.8 5.9 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 36.4 21.4 - - 3.4 7.7 - - - 3.3 9.3 18.6 .500 - - - 2.9 4.6 .625
Brandon Ingram 6 39.3 27.0 0.7 5.5 6.2 6.2 0.7 0.3 3.8 1.8 9.3 19.7 .475 1.8 4.5 .407 6.5 7.8 .830

Season 7
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Atlanta HawksNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 82 35.1 16.5 - - 3.7 6.3 - - - 3.4 6.3 13.7 .459 - - - 3.8 5.1 .759
Brandon Ingram 45 34.2 24.7 0.5 5.0 5.5 5.8 0.7 0.4 3.3 2.6 9.0 18.6 .484 1.4 3.6 .390 5.3 6.0 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 5 40.4 14.0 - - 5.0 5.4 - - - 4.4 5.0 15.2 .329 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Buffalo BravesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 72 33.2 15.8 - - 3.0 5.6 - - - 3.2 6.3 13.9 .451 - - - 3.3 4.2 .782
Brandon Ingram 64 32.9 20.8 0.7 4.4 5.1 5.7 0.8 0.6 2.5 2.3 7.8 15.9 .492 1.3 3.8 .355 3.8 4.8 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram 4 36.3 14.3 0.3 4.3 4.5 3.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.0 4.8 13.8 .345 0.5 2.0 .250 4.3 4.8 .895

Season 9
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1972-73-
Team Buffalo Braves, Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 55 13.9 4.7 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 2.0 1.9 4.7 .418 - - - 0.9 1.0 .825
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 11 19.5 6.5 - - 1.8 2.5 - - - 2.2 2.7 7.6 .357 - - - 1.1 1.1 1.000
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman Brandon Ingram
Season 1973-74-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 49 11.7 3.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.5 0.5 0.1 - 1.6 1.6 3.7 .422 - - - 0.7 0.9 .756
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman ------- --- ----------
Brandon Ingram ------- --- ----------
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