Chase Budinger vs. Rui Hachimura Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rui Hachimura and Chase Budinger, 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.

Chase Budinger played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Rui Hachimura, who played 5. Chase Budinger had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Chase Budinger 7 0 2009-10 to 2015-16
Rui Hachimura 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Chase Budinger 74 20.1 8.9 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.1 3.4 7.6 .441 1.2 3.4 .369 0.9 1.2 .770
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 %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Houston RocketsWashington 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 %
Chase Budinger 78 22.3 9.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.5 3.6 8.4 .425 1.1 3.5 .325 1.5 1.8 .855
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 %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
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
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Houston RocketsWashington 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 %
Chase Budinger 58 22.4 9.6 0.7 3.1 3.7 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.1 3.6 8.1 .442 1.5 3.8 .402 0.9 1.2 .771
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 %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington 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 %
Chase Budinger 23 22.1 9.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.4 8.3 .414 1.1 3.5 .321 1.4 1.8 .762
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 %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
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
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesLos 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 %
Chase Budinger 41 18.3 6.7 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.6 1.4 2.4 6.2 .394 1.0 2.9 .350 0.8 1.0 .821
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 %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
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
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2014-15-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Chase Budinger 67 19.2 6.8 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.1 2.5 5.8 .433 0.8 2.1 .364 1.0 1.2 .827
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Chase Budinger Rui Hachimura
Season 2015-16-
Team Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns-
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 %
Chase Budinger 66 14.1 4.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.6 3.6 .435 0.4 1.3 .279 0.6 0.8 .696
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Chase Budinger ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
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