Richard Hamilton vs. Dereck Lively II Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dereck Lively II and Richard Hamilton, 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.

Richard Hamilton played 14 years in the NBA, 11 more than Dereck Lively II, who played 3. Richard Hamilton had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Dereck Lively II had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Richard Hamilton 14 9 1999-00 to 2012-13
Dereck Lively II 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Richard Hamilton Dereck Lively II
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+16+4.2+0.2+2.0+3.1+5.1+0.4+0.3+1.3-0.3-0.6+0.4+3.1+.327+0.4+1.1+0.8+0.4+.268
Dereck Lively II 55 23.5 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.6 4.0 5.4 .747 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Richard Hamilton DNP------ --- ----------
Dereck Lively II 21 22.0 7.9 2.7 4.7 7.4 1.3 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.5 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.9 .590

Season 2
Richard Hamilton Dereck Lively II
Season 2000-012024-25
Team Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
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%
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
difference:+42+9.2+9.4+1.9+2.5+4.4+0.5+0.4+1.5-1.5-0.2+3.3+10.7+.264+0.5+1.9+2.3+2.1+.238
Dereck Lively II 36 23.1 8.7 2.9 4.6 7.5 2.4 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.3 .702 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .630
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Richard Hamilton nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Richard Hamilton Dereck Lively II
Season 2001-022025-26
Team Washington WizardsDallas Mavericks
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%
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
difference:+56+18.6+15.7+0.8+1.0+1.9+0.8+1.4-0.7-0.8+5.9+14.6+.176+0.3+0.7+3.7+3.9+.090
Dereck Lively II 7 16.4 4.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.6 2.6 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Richard Hamilton nor Dereck Lively II played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Richard Hamilton played 11 seasons more than Dereck Lively II in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2003 to 2013—Richard Hamilton played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Dereck Lively II, Richard Hamilton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-Star Game
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