Rui Hachimura vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook 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

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 7 years in the NBA, 11 less than Russell Westbrook, who played 18. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Russell Westbrook had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 7 4 2019-20 to 2025-26
Russell Westbrook 18 14 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2019-202008-09
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -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+2.4+1.8+0.6+1.8+1.2+3.5+0.5-2.2-0.1+2.0+.068+0.1+0.2+.016+1.9+2.3+.014
Russell Westbrook 82 32.5 15.3 2.2 2.7 4.9 5.3 1.3 0.2 3.3 2.3 5.3 13.4 .398 0.4 1.6 .271 4.3 5.2 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2020-212009-10
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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+2.8+2.3+0.8+1.5+0.6+6.6+0.5+0.3-2.1-0.4+0.5+2.7+.060+0.5+1.1+.107+1.8+2.3+.010
Russell Westbrook 82 34.3 16.1 1.7 3.1 4.9 8.0 1.3 0.4 3.3 2.5 5.9 14.1 .418 0.3 1.3 .221 4.0 5.1 .780
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:+1+0.7+5.7+0.7+1.9+1.2+5.0+1.3-1.3-1.4+1.4+5.8+.144+1.0+1.0+.183+3.9+3.9+.259
Russell Westbrook 6 35.3 20.5 1.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.2 7.2 15.2 .473 0.8 2.0 .417 5.3 6.3 .842

Season 3
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2021-222010-11
Team Washington WizardsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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+12.2+10.6+0.9+0.1+0.8+7.1+1.4+0.2-3.1-1.2+3.0+7.9+.049+0.9+1.6+.117+5.4+6.1+.145
Russell Westbrook 82 34.7 21.9 1.5 3.1 4.6 8.2 1.9 0.4 3.9 2.5 7.5 17.0 .442 0.4 1.3 .330 6.5 7.7 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura DNP------ --- ----------
Russell Westbrook 17 37.5 23.8 2.1 3.2 5.4 6.4 1.4 0.4 4.6 3.3 7.9 20.2 .394 0.8 2.8 .292 7.1 8.4 .852

Season 4
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2022-232011-12
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost NBA Finals
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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:+3+12.0+12.4+0.7+0.6+0.1+4.6+1.4+0.1-2.8-1.1+4.3+9.9+.029+0.1+0.5+.003+3.8+4.4+.084
Russell Westbrook 66 35.3 23.6 1.5 3.1 4.6 5.5 1.7 0.3 3.6 2.2 8.8 19.2 .457 0.9 3.0 .316 5.2 6.3 .823
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:+4+14.1+10.9+0.5+1.3+1.9+5.3+1.1+0.1-1.7-0.9+4.3+12.2+.122+0.3+0.9+.210+2.6+3.5+.080
Russell Westbrook 20 38.4 23.1 1.1 4.4 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 2.5 8.9 20.4 .435 0.9 3.3 .277 4.5 5.6 .802

Season 5
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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:+14+8.0+9.6+0.5+0.4+0.9+6.2+1.2+0.1-2.6-0.8+2.9+8.8+.099+0.2+0.3+.099+4.1+5.0+.061
Russell Westbrook 82 34.9 23.2 1.4 3.9 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.3 3.3 2.3 8.2 18.7 .438 1.2 3.7 .323 5.6 7.0 .800
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:+3+3.6+16.2+0.7+3.4+2.7+6.2+3.0-3.6-0.9+5.5+12.9+.020+1.7+.135+5.2+5.4+.357
Russell Westbrook 2 34.0 24.0 0.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 3.0 0.0 4.0 2.5 8.5 20.5 .415 1.0 4.5 .222 6.0 7.0 .857

Season 6
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+13+1.0+8.7+0.1+0.8+0.7+5.5+1.1+0.2-3.0-0.5+2.5+7.4+.072+0.2+0.5+.095+3.8+4.5+.056
Russell Westbrook 46 30.7 21.8 1.2 4.5 5.7 6.9 1.9 0.2 3.8 2.3 7.5 17.2 .437 1.5 4.7 .318 5.3 6.4 .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:+14+2.3+11.9+1.6+1.1+2.7+7.1+1.6+0.3-3.0-0.9+3.2+9.5+.071+1.5+0.9+.204+7.0+8.0+.116
Russell Westbrook 19 38.7 26.7 2.4 4.9 7.3 8.1 2.2 0.3 4.4 3.3 8.8 20.9 .420 1.5 5.3 .280 7.6 8.6 .884

Season 7
Rui Hachimura Russell Westbrook
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rui Hachimura 24 32.9 13.3 0.8 3.0 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.8 5.1 9.6 .532 1.9 4.2 .460 1.1 1.5 .750
difference:+43+1.5+14.8+1.1+2.4+3.4+7.8+1.6-3.5-0.9+4.3+12.4+.106+0.6+0.1+.161+7.0+8.3+.085
Russell Westbrook 67 34.4 28.1 1.9 5.4 7.3 8.6 2.1 0.2 4.4 2.7 9.4 22.0 .426 1.3 4.3 .299 8.1 9.8 .835
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Russell Westbrook played 11 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2016 to 2026—Russell Westbrook played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Rui Hachimura, Russell Westbrook got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 Assists Leader
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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