Rui Hachimura vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard 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.

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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, 7 less than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Damian Lillard had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Damian Lillard 13 10 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rui Hachimura Damian Lillard
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
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%
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:+34+8.5+5.5+1.1+1.9+3.0+4.7+0.1-1.9-0.1+1.4+4.3+.037+1.8+4.3+.081+0.9+1.0+.015
Damian Lillard 82 38.6 19.0 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.5 0.9 0.2 3.0 2.1 6.7 15.7 .429 2.3 6.1 .368 3.3 3.9 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Damian Lillard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rui Hachimura Damian Lillard
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+25+4.3+6.9+0.5+1.5+2.0+4.2+0.2-1.2-0.3+1.3+4.5+.054+1.9+4.4+.066+2.3+2.4+.101
Damian Lillard 82 35.8 20.7 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.6 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.4 6.7 15.9 .424 2.7 6.8 .394 4.5 5.2 .871
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
difference:+6+7.8+8.1+0.1+2.2+2.1+5.5+0.6+0.1-1.7-1.0+1.7+7.8+.178+0.7+3.4+.214+4.0+3.6+.311
Damian Lillard 11 42.4 22.9 1.1 4.0 5.1 6.5 1.0 0.1 2.7 2.6 7.5 17.2 .439 2.5 6.4 .386 5.4 6.0 .894

Season 3
Rui Hachimura Damian Lillard
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+40+13.2+9.7+0.8+0.8+5.1+0.7+0.1-1.9-0.7+2.7+7.5+.057+1.1+4.1+.104+3.1+3.3+.167
Damian Lillard 82 35.7 21.0 0.6 4.0 4.6 6.2 1.2 0.3 2.7 2.0 7.2 16.6 .434 2.4 7.0 .343 4.2 4.9 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura DNP------ --- ----------
Damian Lillard 5 40.2 21.6 0.4 3.6 4.0 4.6 0.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 7.8 19.2 .406 1.0 6.2 .161 5.0 6.4 .781

Season 4
Rui Hachimura Damian Lillard
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+12+12.4+13.9+0.2+0.3+0.5+5.9+0.6-2.4-1.1+3.7+10.4+.067+2.3+5.6+.056+4.1+4.3+.153
Damian Lillard 75 35.7 25.1 0.6 3.4 4.0 6.8 0.9 0.4 3.2 2.2 8.2 19.7 .419 3.1 8.1 .375 5.5 6.2 .892
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
difference:+5+15.4+14.3+0.5+0.1+0.7+5.7+0.8-2.4-0.5+3.5+13.8+.189+2.6+7.3+.094+4.6+5.0+.028
Damian Lillard 11 39.7 26.5 1.1 3.2 4.3 6.3 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.1 8.1 22.0 .368 3.8 9.7 .393 6.5 7.1 .910

Season 5
Rui Hachimura Damian Lillard
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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+9.0+13.4+0.3+0.8+0.6+4.7+0.3+0.1-1.9-0.5+3.5+9.9+.093+1.5+4.3+.052+5.0+5.3+.156
Damian Lillard 75 35.9 27.0 0.6 4.3 4.9 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 2.9 7.7 .370 6.5 7.3 .895
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
difference:+1+7.4+20.0+0.2+0.9+0.7+2.5+1.3+0.5-2.9-1.2+6.8+14.9+.038+1.3+5.2+.076+5.2+4.7+.460
Damian Lillard 4 37.8 27.8 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.3 1.3 0.5 3.3 2.8 9.8 22.5 .433 2.3 8.0 .281 6.0 6.3 .960

Season 6
Rui Hachimura Damian Lillard
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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:+14+4.9+13.8+0.5+0.1+0.5+5.2+0.3-2.0-0.2+3.5+9.6+.070+1.4+4.4+.052+5.3+5.5+.146
Damian Lillard 73 36.6 26.9 0.8 3.6 4.5 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.8 1.6 8.5 19.4 .439 3.1 8.6 .361 6.8 7.4 .916
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+4.1+3.7+0.1+3.8+0.7+0.6-2.6-0.4+0.7+6.4+.139+0.7+1.3+.184+3.2+3.7+.118
Damian Lillard 4 40.5 18.5 0.8 3.8 4.5 4.8 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.0 6.3 17.8 .352 2.3 7.5 .300 3.8 4.3 .882

Additional Years

* Damian Lillard played 7 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 2019 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in 5 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

In those 7 extra years over Rui Hachimura, Damian Lillard got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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