Paolo Banchero vs. Rui Hachimura Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rui Hachimura and Paolo Banchero, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Paolo Banchero played 3 years in the NBA, 3 less than Rui Hachimura, who played 6. Paolo Banchero had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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 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
Paolo Banchero 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25
Rui Hachimura 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paolo Banchero Rui Hachimura
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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%
Paolo Banchero 72 33.8 20.0 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.7 0.8 0.5 2.8 2.2 6.7 15.6 .427 1.2 4.0 .298 5.5 7.4 .738
difference:+24+3.7+6.5+0.4+1.2+0.8+1.9+0.3-1.7+1.4+4.2+.039+0.7+2.2+.011+3.1+4.5+.091
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
* Neiher Paolo Banchero nor Rui Hachimura played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Paolo Banchero Rui Hachimura
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Paolo Banchero 80 35.0 22.6 1.0 5.9 6.9 5.4 0.9 0.6 3.1 1.9 8.0 17.6 .455 1.5 4.4 .339 5.1 7.0 .725
difference:+23+3.5+8.8+0.1+1.3+1.4+4.0+0.1+0.5-1.9-0.2+2.6+6.2+.023+0.7+2.0+.011+2.9+4.2+.045
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero 7 37.4 27.0 2.0 6.6 8.6 4.0 1.1 0.6 4.6 2.0 9.7 21.3 .456 2.3 5.7 .400 5.3 7.0 .755
difference:+2+2.8+12.2+1.0+0.4+1.4+3.0+0.7+0.4-3.6-1.6+3.9+11.9+.161+0.5+2.7+.200+3.9+4.6+.172
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

Paolo Banchero Rui Hachimura
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Paolo Banchero 46 34.4 25.9 1.1 6.4 7.5 4.8 0.8 0.6 3.0 2.1 9.0 19.8 .452 1.9 5.9 .320 6.1 8.4 .727
difference:+4+11.9+14.6+0.5+3.2+3.7+3.7+0.3+0.4-2.2-0.8+4.5+10.7+.039+0.6+3.0+.127+5.0+6.8+.030
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Paolo Banchero 5 39.4 29.4 2.4 6.0 8.4 4.2 0.6 0.8 3.0 3.6 10.8 24.8 .435 2.4 5.4 .444 5.4 8.2 .659
Rui Hachimura DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Rui Hachimura played 3 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—Rui Hachimura played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.