Rui Hachimura vs. Neil Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Neil Johnson 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

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 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Neil Johnson, who played 4. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Neil Johnson had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Neil Johnson 4 3 1966-67 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rui Hachimura Neil Johnson
Season 2019-201966-67
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Div 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 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
Neil Johnson 51 10.2 3.4 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.0 1.2 3.4 .345 - - - 1.1 1.7 .663
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Neil Johnson 4 16.0 5.8 - - 5.8 1.3 - - - 2.0 2.0 6.8 .296 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 2
Rui Hachimura Neil Johnson
Season 2020-211967-68
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Div 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 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
Neil Johnson 43 6.7 2.6 - - 1.7 0.8 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.5 .415 - - - 0.5 1.1 .479
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
Neil Johnson 2 3.0 2.0 - - 1.5 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Rui Hachimura Neil Johnson
Season 2021-221968-69
Team Washington WizardsPhoenix Suns
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
Neil Johnson 80 16.5 5.8 - - 5.0 1.7 - - - 2.7 2.2 4.6 .481 - - - 1.4 2.2 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rui Hachimura Neil Johnson
Season 2022-231969-70
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Div 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
Neil Johnson 28 4.9 1.7 - - 1.7 0.4 - - - 1.4 0.7 2.1 .333 - - - 0.3 0.4 .667
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
Neil Johnson 2 3.5 1.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 2.0 0.5 1.5 .333 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Rui Hachimura Neil Johnson
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Neil Johnson ------- --- ----------
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