Rui Hachimura vs. Jalen McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen McDaniels 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 / 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 and Jalen McDaniels both played 5 years in the NBA. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Jalen McDaniels 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 achivements, 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 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jalen McDaniels 5 1 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rui Hachimura Jalen McDaniels
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Jalen McDaniels 16 18.3 5.6 0.9 3.1 4.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.7 2.3 2.1 4.4 .471 0.6 1.5 .375 0.9 1.1 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Jalen McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rui Hachimura Jalen McDaniels
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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
Jalen McDaniels 47 19.2 7.4 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.8 6.0 .468 0.7 2.2 .333 1.0 1.4 .703
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
Jalen McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rui Hachimura Jalen McDaniels
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Jalen McDaniels 55 16.3 6.2 0.7 2.4 3.1 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.6 .484 0.7 2.0 .380 1.0 1.3 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Jalen McDaniels ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rui Hachimura Jalen McDaniels
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Jalen McDaniels 80 23.9 9.4 0.8 3.5 4.3 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.6 3.5 7.7 .455 1.0 2.9 .332 1.5 1.7 .841
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
Jalen McDaniels 8 12.8 2.4 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.4 1.1 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Rui Hachimura Jalen McDaniels
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
Others NBA Cup In-Season Tournament Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jalen McDaniels 50 10.8 3.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 3.8 .344 0.2 1.4 .169 0.5 0.7 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jalen McDaniels ------- --- ----------
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