Chauncey Billups vs. Richard Hamilton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups, 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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 3 more than Richard Hamilton, who played 14. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Richard Hamilton had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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 achievements, 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14
Richard Hamilton 14 9 1999-00 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 1997-981999-00
Team Boston Celtics, Toronto RaptorsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+9+8.4+2.2+0.3+0.3+0.6+2.4+0.9-1.0-0.2+0.1+0.9+.046+0.9+3.0+.035+1.3+1.4+.076
Richard Hamilton 71 19.3 9.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 3.6 8.5 .420 0.4 1.1 .364 1.5 1.9 .774
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Richard Hamilton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 1998-992000-01
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
difference:+33+0.8+4.2+0.5+0.5+1.0+0.9+0.3+0.2-0.4+2.8+5.0+.052+1.4+3.3+.088+0.1+0.3+.045
Richard Hamilton 78 32.3 18.1 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.9 1.0 0.1 2.6 2.6 7.0 16.0 .438 0.5 1.9 .274 3.6 4.1 .868
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Richard Hamilton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 1999-002001-02
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
difference:+50+11.5+11.4+0.6+0.3+0.8+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.1+4.9+9.4+.098+0.2+2.5+.210+2.0+1.9+.049
Richard Hamilton 63 35.0 20.0 1.2 2.3 3.4 2.7 0.6 0.2 2.1 2.2 7.5 17.2 .435 0.3 0.7 .381 4.8 5.3 .890
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Richard Hamilton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2000-012002-03
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
difference:+5+9.0+10.4+0.7+1.2+1.8+0.9+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.7+3.8+8.1+.021+0.5+1.0+.107+3.5+4.2+.009
Richard Hamilton 82 32.2 19.7 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.5 0.8 0.2 2.4 3.0 7.0 15.7 .443 0.4 1.5 .269 5.4 6.4 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+14+29.7+21.5+0.8+1.5+2.2+1.9+0.8+0.1-3.1-1.3+7.6+15.8+.275+0.5+1.3+.333+5.9+6.6+.094
Richard Hamilton 17 38.7 22.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 2.6 0.8 0.1 3.4 3.0 7.9 17.8 .442 0.5 1.6 .333 6.2 6.9 .906

Season 5

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2001-022003-04
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 82 28.7 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.1 4.2 10.0 .423 1.5 3.8 .394 2.5 2.9 .885
difference:+4+6.8+5.1+0.6+0.3+0.8+1.5+0.5-1.0-0.7+2.6+4.9+.032+1.3+2.9+.129+1.3+1.5+.017
Richard Hamilton 78 35.5 17.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.8 6.8 14.9 .455 0.2 0.9 .265 3.8 4.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0 4.7 7.7 17.0 .451 2.0 5.0 .400 4.7 6.7 .700
difference:+20+4.1+0.5+1.1+1.5+0.4+1.5+0.2+0.3-0.1-1.6+0.2+0.6+.004+1.3+3.3+.015+0.4+0.7+.148
Richard Hamilton 23 40.6 21.5 1.4 3.2 4.6 4.2 1.2 0.0 3.1 3.1 7.9 17.6 .447 0.7 1.7 .385 5.1 6.0 .848

Season 6

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2002-032004-05
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsPistons Lost NBA Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 74 31.4 16.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.9 11.8 .421 2.0 5.1 .392 4.3 4.9 .878
difference:+2+7.1+2.5+0.5+0.3+0.2+1.0+0.1-1.1-1.3+1.8+3.5+.019+1.5+3.5+.087+0.5+0.7+.020
Richard Hamilton 76 38.5 18.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 4.9 1.0 0.2 2.9 3.1 6.7 15.3 .440 0.5 1.6 .305 4.8 5.6 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 14 34.6 18.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.7 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.7 5.1 13.6 .374 1.9 6.0 .310 6.0 6.4 .933
difference:+11+8.6+2.0+0.9+0.9+0.4+0.2-0.7-0.5+2.8+3.9+.079+1.5+4.6+.016+2.2+1.6+.135
Richard Hamilton 25 43.2 20.0 1.2 3.1 4.3 4.3 0.8 0.1 3.1 3.2 7.9 17.5 .453 0.4 1.4 .294 3.8 4.8 .798

Season 7

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2003-042005-06
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 78 35.4 16.9 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 5.0 12.8 .394 1.7 4.3 .388 5.2 5.9 .878
difference:+2+0.1+3.2+0.7+0.9+0.3+2.3+0.4+0.1-0.2-0.3+3.1+3.7+.097+1.0+2.8+.070+2.0+2.1+.033
Richard Hamilton 80 35.3 20.1 1.1 2.2 3.2 3.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.6 8.1 16.5 .491 0.7 1.5 .458 3.2 3.8 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 23 38.4 16.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.9 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.8 12.4 .385 1.6 4.7 .346 5.3 5.9 .890
difference:+5+0.1+4.0+0.3+0.4+0.1+3.2+0.4+0.2-0.4-0.8+2.3+4.8+.028+0.8+2.5+.004+0.1+0.4+.039
Richard Hamilton 18 38.3 20.4 0.9 2.0 2.9 2.7 0.9 0.3 2.2 3.3 7.1 17.2 .413 0.8 2.2 .350 5.4 6.3 .851

Season 8

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2004-052006-07
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 80 35.8 16.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 5.1 11.4 .442 2.1 4.8 .426 4.3 4.8 .898
difference:+5+1.0+3.3+0.4+0.4+2.0+0.2+0.1-0.2-0.7+2.2+4.2+.026+1.5+3.1+.085+0.3+0.6+.037
Richard Hamilton 75 36.8 19.8 1.0 2.8 3.8 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.1 3.1 7.3 15.6 .468 0.6 1.7 .341 4.6 5.4 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 25 39.5 18.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.5 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.8 13.6 .428 1.8 5.0 .349 5.3 6.0 .893
difference:+9+0.4+0.1+1.1+1.1+2.7+0.1+0.1-0.1-1.0+1.0+2.2+.001+1.3+3.7+.051+0.5+0.4+.028
Richard Hamilton 16 39.9 18.8 2.0 2.3 4.3 3.8 0.9 0.1 1.9 3.8 6.8 15.8 .429 0.5 1.3 .400 4.8 5.6 .865

Season 9

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2005-062007-08
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 81 36.1 18.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 8.6 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.0 5.2 12.5 .418 2.3 5.2 .433 5.7 6.4 .894
difference:+9+2.4+1.2+0.5+0.4+0.2+4.4+0.1-0.3-0.4+1.7+1.8+.066+1.4+3.2+.007+3.1+3.3+.061
Richard Hamilton 72 33.7 17.3 1.0 2.2 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.4 6.9 14.3 .484 0.9 2.0 .440 2.6 3.1 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 18 39.2 17.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.5 1.2 0.1 2.4 2.4 5.2 12.7 .406 1.8 5.2 .340 5.8 6.4 .905
difference:+1+0.6+3.7+0.7+0.1+0.8+2.6+0.2+0.4-0.4-0.4+2.7+4.1+.064+1.3+3.7+.032+0.4+0.5+.006
Richard Hamilton 17 38.6 21.6 1.1 3.1 4.2 3.9 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.8 7.9 16.8 .470 0.5 1.5 .308 5.4 5.9 .911

Season 10

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2006-072008-09
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 70 36.2 17.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 7.2 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.3 5.0 11.6 .427 1.6 4.5 .345 5.5 6.2 .883
difference:+3+2.2+1.3+0.4+0.7+0.3+2.8+0.6+0.1-0.3+2.0+4.0+.020+0.6+1.7+.023+2.2+2.3+.035
Richard Hamilton 67 34.0 18.3 0.7 2.4 3.1 4.4 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.6 7.0 15.6 .447 1.0 2.8 .368 3.3 3.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 16 40.6 18.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 5.7 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.3 12.1 .435 2.2 5.6 .389 5.9 7.1 .832
difference:+12+2.1+5.3+0.1+0.6+0.5+0.7+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.6+2.7+.079+1.7+3.1+.189+3.6+4.6+.068
Richard Hamilton 4 38.5 13.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.3 0.3 2.5 3.0 5.3 14.8 .356 0.5 2.5 .200 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 11

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2007-082009-10
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 78 32.3 17.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.8 1.3 0.2 2.1 1.7 5.0 11.2 .448 1.8 4.4 .401 5.1 5.6 .918
difference:+32+1.4+1.1+0.2+0.2+2.4+0.6+0.1-0.4-0.8+1.4+4.4+.039+0.9+1.4+.104+0.7+0.4+.072
Richard Hamilton 46 33.7 18.1 0.7 2.0 2.7 4.4 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.5 6.4 15.6 .409 0.9 3.0 .297 4.4 5.2 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 15 32.0 16.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 4.6 11.5 .401 1.6 4.3 .375 5.3 6.3 .832
Richard Hamilton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2008-092010-11
Team Detroit Pistons, Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 79 35.3 17.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.4 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.0 5.2 12.4 .418 2.1 5.0 .408 5.3 5.8 .913
difference:+24+8.1+3.6+0.7+0.7+3.3+0.5+0.1-0.6-0.3+0.2+.011+1.1+2.4+.026+2.6+2.7+.064
Richard Hamilton 55 27.2 14.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.1 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.7 5.2 12.2 .429 1.0 2.6 .382 2.7 3.1 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 16 38.7 20.6 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.4 5.6 12.3 .457 2.8 5.9 .468 6.6 7.3 .906
Richard Hamilton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2009-102011-12
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 73 34.1 19.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.1 5.5 13.2 .418 2.2 5.6 .386 6.4 7.0 .910
difference:+45+9.2+7.9+0.4+1.2+0.7+2.6+0.7+0.1-0.6-0.1+0.5+2.1+.034+1.6+4.0+.016+5.4+5.7+.126
Richard Hamilton 28 24.9 11.6 0.7 1.6 2.4 3.0 0.4 0.0 1.8 2.0 5.0 11.1 .452 0.6 1.6 .370 1.0 1.3 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 6 34.5 20.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 6.3 1.0 0.5 3.0 4.0 6.2 13.8 .446 1.8 5.2 .355 6.2 7.0 .881
difference:+6.0+7.3+1.1+0.4+0.9+3.3+0.8+0.5-1.7-1.5+1.4+2.1+.032+1.5+4.2+.022+3.2+3.3+.063
Richard Hamilton 6 28.5 13.0 1.3 1.8 3.2 3.0 0.2 0.0 1.3 2.5 4.8 11.7 .414 0.3 1.0 .333 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 14

Chauncey Billups Richard Hamilton
Season 2010-112012-13
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 72 32.1 16.8 0.3 2.3 2.6 5.4 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.0 4.7 11.0 .427 2.0 5.0 .402 5.3 5.8 .916
difference:+22+10.3+7.0+1.0+0.9+3.0+0.5+0.1-0.8-0.1+0.6+1.5+.002+1.7+4.0+.094+4.0+4.3+.059
Richard Hamilton 50 21.8 9.8 0.3 1.3 1.7 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.7 1.9 4.1 9.5 .429 0.3 1.0 .308 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 1 35.0 10.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 11.0 .273 2.0 6.0 .333 2.0 2.0 1.000
difference:+3+18.0+3.5+1.2+1.2+2.7+0.3+0.5-1.7-0.7+0.5+4.2+.097+1.2+4.2+.096+1.2+1.0+.250
Richard Hamilton 4 17.0 6.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.3 2.5 6.8 .370 0.8 1.8 .429 0.8 1.0 .750

Additional Years

* Chauncey Billups played 3 seasons more than Richard Hamilton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2012 to 2014—Chauncey Billups played in one postseason.