Rui Hachimura vs. Brandon Ingram Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Ingram 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 / 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, 3 less than Brandon Ingram, who played 9. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Brandon Ingram had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Brandon Ingram 9 2 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rui Hachimura Brandon Ingram
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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%
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:+31+1.3+4.1+0.8+1.3+2.1+0.3+0.2+0.3-0.4-0.2+1.8+2.7+.064+0.2+0.6+.007+0.7+0.2+.208
Brandon Ingram 79 28.8 9.4 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.5 8.7 .402 0.7 2.4 .294 1.7 2.7 .621
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Rui Hachimura Brandon Ingram
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
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:+2+2.0+2.3+0.1+0.2+0.2+2.5+0.6-1.3-0.7+0.7+1.5+.008+0.1+0.6+.062+1.1+2.0+.089
Brandon Ingram 59 33.5 16.1 1.0 4.4 5.3 3.9 0.8 0.7 2.5 2.8 6.1 12.9 .470 0.7 1.8 .390 3.3 4.8 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Rui Hachimura Brandon Ingram
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
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%
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:+10+11.3+7.0+0.2+1.1+1.3+1.9+0.4-1.7-1.6+2.5+4.9+.006+0.7+1.1+.117+2.7+4.0+.022
Brandon Ingram 52 33.8 18.3 0.8 4.3 5.1 3.0 0.5 0.6 2.5 2.9 7.0 14.0 .497 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 5.6 .675
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Brandon Ingram played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Rui Hachimura Brandon Ingram
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
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:+1+10.6+12.6+1.6+1.6+3.3+0.7+0.2-2.2-1.8+3.7+8.4+.023+1.6+3.7+.072+3.6+4.0+.112
Brandon Ingram 62 33.9 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 4.2 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.9 8.2 17.7 .463 2.4 6.2 .391 5.0 5.9 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Rui Hachimura Brandon Ingram
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup 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%
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
difference:+7+7.4+10.2+0.3+0.8+0.6+3.7+0.1+0.2-1.8-0.5+3.1+8.1+.071+0.9+2.7+.041+3.1+3.2+.139
Brandon Ingram 61 34.3 23.8 0.6 4.3 4.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 2.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .466 2.3 6.1 .381 4.6 5.2 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Brandon Ingram DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Rui Hachimura Brandon Ingram
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Rui Hachimura 59 31.7 13.1 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.0 9.8 .509 1.7 4.2 .413 1.5 1.9 .770
difference:+4+2.3+9.6+0.7+1.5+0.8+4.2+0.2+0.1-1.9-0.4+3.2+8.1+.048+0.4+0.1+.086+3.3+4.0+.056
Brandon Ingram 55 34.0 22.7 0.6 5.2 5.8 5.6 0.6 0.5 2.7 2.2 8.2 17.9 .461 1.3 4.1 .327 4.8 5.9 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura 5 36.4 14.8 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 2.4 5.6 11.4 .491 3.0 6.2 .484 0.6 0.6 1.000
difference:+1+2.9+12.2+0.1+1.7+1.6+5.2+0.1+0.3-2.4-0.6+3.7+8.3+.016+1.2+1.7+.077+5.9+7.2+.170
Brandon Ingram 6 39.3 27.0 0.7 5.5 6.2 6.2 0.7 0.3 3.8 1.8 9.3 19.7 .475 1.8 4.5 .407 6.5 7.8 .830

Additional Years

* Brandon Ingram played 3 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Brandon Ingram played in one postseason.