Ken Bannister vs. Rui Hachimura Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rui Hachimura and Ken Bannister, 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.

Ken Bannister and Rui Hachimura both played 5 years in the NBA. Ken Bannister had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Rui Hachimura 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
Ken Bannister 5 0 1984-85 to 1990-91
Rui Hachimura 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ken Bannister Rui Hachimura
Season 1984-852019-20
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
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 %
Ken Bannister 75 18.7 6.8 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.9 3.7 2.8 5.9 .470 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.6 .474
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ken Bannister Rui Hachimura
Season 1985-862020-21
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister 70 20.1 8.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.8 3.0 3.4 6.8 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 3.6 .526
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Ken Bannister didn't play in 1986-87 and 1987-88.

Season 3
Ken Bannister Rui Hachimura
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersWashington Wizards
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 %
Ken Bannister 9 14.4 8.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.4 4.0 .611 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.9 .566
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ken Bannister Rui Hachimura
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Los Angeles ClippersWashington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister 52 11.3 4.0 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.8 1.5 3.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.1 .473
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Ken Bannister Rui Hachimura
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
Ken Bannister 47 7.2 2.4 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.6 0.9 1.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.4 .385
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ken Bannister ------- --- ----------
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
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