Rui Hachimura vs. Walker Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Walker Kessler 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 played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Walker Kessler, who played 4. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Walker Kessler had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Walker Kessler 4 0 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rui Hachimura Walker Kessler
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
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:+26+7.1+4.3+1.5+0.8+2.3+0.9+0.4+2.1-0.3-0.1+1.3+5.8+.254+0.5+1.8+1.3+0.8+.313
Walker Kessler 74 23.0 9.2 3.1 5.3 8.4 0.9 0.4 2.3 0.8 2.3 4.0 5.6 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.1 .516
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rui Hachimura Walker Kessler
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
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:+7+8.2+5.7+1.7+0.3+2.0+0.5+0.3+2.3-0.2+1.8+5.9+.176+0.7+2.1+.117+1.3+1.3+.168
Walker Kessler 64 23.3 8.1 2.6 4.9 7.5 0.9 0.5 2.4 1.0 2.1 3.6 5.5 .654 0.1 0.3 .211 0.9 1.5 .602
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
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Rui Hachimura Walker Kessler
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
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:+16+7.5+0.2+4.0+4.4+8.4+0.6+0.1+2.2-0.7-0.9+0.3+1.9+.172+1.2+2.3+.271+0.3+1.0+.177
Walker Kessler 58 30.0 11.1 4.6 7.6 12.2 1.7 0.6 2.4 1.5 2.2 4.8 7.2 .663 0.1 0.6 .176 1.4 2.6 .520
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Rui Hachimura nor Walker Kessler played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Rui Hachimura Walker Kessler
Season 2022-232025-26
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
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:+60+8.0+5.5+3.2+2.0+5.2+2.4+1.4+2.3-2.5-3.6+1.2+2.6+.364+0.2+1.2+.431+2.9+3.8+.026
Walker Kessler 3 31.3 16.7 4.0 5.7 9.7 3.3 1.7 2.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 .850 1.0 1.3 .750 4.3 5.7 .765
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
Walker Kessler DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Rui Hachimura played 3 seasons more than Walker Kessler in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2024 to 2026—Rui Hachimura played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup.

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