Rui Hachimura vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Rui Hachimura played 6 years in the NBA, 2 more than Austin Reaves, who played 4. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Rui Hachimura | 6 | 4 | 2019-20 to 2024-25 |
| Austin Reaves | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Rui Hachimura | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +6.9 | +6.2 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +2.9 | +6.2 | +.007 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.030 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.010 | |
| Austin Reaves | 61 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .459 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .317 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .839 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Rui Hachimura | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +2.7 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +1.4 | +3.7 | +.051 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.070 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +.094 |
| Austin Reaves | 64 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .529 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .398 | 3.6 | 4.1 | .864 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -1.2 | +0.2 | +2.7 | +.153 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +.157 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +.312 | |
| Austin Reaves | 16 | 36.2 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .464 | 2.4 | 5.5 | .443 | 3.2 | 3.6 | .895 |
Season 3 |
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| Rui Hachimura | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
| Others | - | NBA Cup Champion |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +40 | +9.6 | +4.6 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +4.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.3 | -0.6 | +1.1 | +2.4 | +.005 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +.080 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +.156 |
| Austin Reaves | 82 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .486 | 1.9 | 5.1 | .367 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .853 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 34.8 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 12.6 | .476 | 1.4 | 5.2 | .269 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .895 |
Season 4 |
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| Rui Hachimura | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf Finals | Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +10 | +11.6 | +9.0 | +4.9 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -1.0 | +2.0 | +4.9 | +.026 | +1.9 | +4.8 | +.058 | +3.0 | +3.1 | +.138 | |||
| Austin Reaves | 73 | 34.9 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.2 | .460 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .377 | 4.4 | 5.0 | .877 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +14.9 | +4.0 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -2.2 | -2.0 | +1.4 | +6.4 | +.146 | +1.8 | +7.0 | +.168 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +.025 |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 39.2 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 14.6 | .411 | 3.0 | 9.4 | .319 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .857 |
Additional Years |
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* Rui Hachimura played 2 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—Rui Hachimura played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup. |