Willie Cauley-Stein vs. Rui Hachimura Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rui Hachimura and Willie Cauley-Stein, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Willie Cauley-Stein played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Rui Hachimura, who played 5. Willie Cauley-Stein had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Rui Hachimura had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 7 1 2015-16 to 2021-22
Rui Hachimura 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 66 21.4 7.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.1 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .648
Rui Hachimura 48 30.1 13.5 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.1 2.2 5.3 11.4 .466 0.5 1.8 .287 2.4 2.9 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 75 18.9 8.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.4 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.0 .669
Rui Hachimura 57 31.5 13.8 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.2 2.1 5.4 11.4 .478 0.8 2.4 .328 2.2 2.8 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura 5 34.6 14.8 1.0 6.2 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.0 3.6 5.8 9.4 .617 1.8 3.0 .600 1.4 2.4 .583

Season 3
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 73 28.0 12.8 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 10.6 .502 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 3.4 .619
Rui Hachimura 42 22.5 11.3 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.3 4.5 9.1 .491 1.3 2.9 .447 1.1 1.6 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Sacramento KingsWashington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 81 27.3 11.9 2.2 6.1 8.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 5.1 9.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 3.1 .551
Rui Hachimura 63 23.3 11.2 0.8 3.7 4.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.1 4.5 9.3 .486 0.8 2.5 .319 1.4 1.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura 16 24.3 12.2 0.6 3.1 3.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.6 4.6 8.2 .557 1.2 2.4 .487 1.9 2.1 .882

Season 5
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Golden State Warriors, Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein 54 20.3 7.2 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.2 3.2 5.6 .579 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .606
Rui Hachimura 68 26.9 13.6 0.9 3.5 4.3 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.5 5.3 9.9 .537 1.4 3.4 .422 1.5 2.0 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura 5 30.4 7.8 1.2 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.6 3.0 7.6 .395 1.0 2.8 .357 0.8 1.6 .500

Season 6
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2020-21-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 53 17.1 5.3 1.2 3.2 4.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.2 3.4 .632 0.0 0.2 .091 0.9 1.5 .628
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein 6 10.5 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Willie Cauley-Stein Rui Hachimura
Season 2021-22-
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Willie Cauley-Stein 20 9.2 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 .500 0.1 0.1 .500
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
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