Kirk Hinrich vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Kirk Hinrich, 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.

Kirk Hinrich played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Andrew Wiggins, who played 10. Kirk Hinrich had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Kirk Hinrich 13 11 2003-04 to 2015-16
Andrew Wiggins 10 3 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2003-042014-15
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 76 35.6 12.0 0.6 2.9 3.4 6.8 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.6 4.2 10.8 .386 1.9 4.9 .390 1.8 2.2 .804
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.2 16.9 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.3 6.1 13.9 .437 0.5 1.5 .310 4.3 5.7 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2004-052015-16
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 77 36.4 15.7 0.4 3.5 3.9 6.4 1.6 0.3 2.3 3.2 5.8 14.6 .397 1.9 5.3 .355 2.2 2.8 .792
Andrew Wiggins 81 35.1 20.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.0 1.0 0.6 2.2 2.0 7.3 16.0 .459 0.7 2.3 .300 5.3 7.0 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 35.8 21.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 5.8 2.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 7.5 16.7 .450 2.8 5.5 .515 3.3 4.8 .690
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 81 36.5 15.9 0.4 3.2 3.6 6.3 1.2 0.3 2.3 3.1 5.6 13.3 .418 1.6 4.2 .370 3.2 3.9 .815
Andrew Wiggins 82 37.2 23.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.3 1.0 0.4 2.3 2.2 8.6 19.1 .452 1.3 3.5 .356 5.0 6.6 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 39.0 20.5 0.0 3.3 3.3 7.7 1.3 0.3 4.0 3.7 6.5 15.7 .415 1.5 4.3 .346 6.0 7.0 .857
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 80 35.5 16.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 13.3 .448 1.8 4.2 .415 3.0 3.6 .835
Andrew Wiggins 82 36.3 17.7 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.0 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.0 6.9 15.9 .438 1.4 4.1 .331 2.5 3.8 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 10 36.2 12.1 0.4 3.8 4.2 7.5 0.9 0.3 2.3 3.7 4.4 11.7 .376 1.3 4.3 .302 2.0 2.6 .769
Andrew Wiggins 5 32.8 15.8 1.0 4.2 5.2 2.0 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.8 6.0 13.6 .441 1.4 4.2 .333 2.4 4.0 .600

Season 5
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves
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 %
Kirk Hinrich 75 31.7 11.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.0 1.2 0.3 2.1 3.0 4.4 10.6 .414 1.1 3.2 .350 1.6 1.9 .831
Andrew Wiggins 73 34.8 18.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 2.5 1.0 0.7 1.9 2.1 6.8 16.6 .412 1.6 4.8 .339 2.8 4.1 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich ------- --- ----------
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Chicago BullsMinnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 51 26.3 9.9 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.5 3.6 8.2 .437 1.4 3.3 .408 1.3 1.7 .791
Andrew Wiggins 54 34.4 21.8 1.2 3.9 5.1 3.7 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.4 8.1 18.1 .447 2.1 6.2 .332 3.5 5.0 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 7 30.0 12.6 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.1 2.6 4.1 8.9 .468 1.9 4.3 .433 2.4 3.6 .680
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 74 33.5 10.9 0.3 3.2 3.5 4.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.8 4.2 10.2 .409 1.4 3.8 .371 1.1 1.5 .752
Andrew Wiggins 71 33.3 18.6 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.0 1.8 2.2 7.1 14.9 .477 2.0 5.2 .380 2.4 3.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 5 39.2 12.4 0.2 4.2 4.4 4.0 1.4 0.0 0.4 2.8 4.4 10.4 .423 1.6 3.2 .500 2.0 2.8 .714
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Washington Wizards, Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 72 30.0 10.2 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.0 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.6 3.9 8.7 .446 1.0 2.6 .399 1.5 1.8 .841
Andrew Wiggins 73 31.9 17.2 1.2 3.3 4.5 2.2 1.0 0.7 1.5 2.2 6.5 14.0 .466 2.2 5.5 .393 2.0 3.2 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 28.8 10.2 0.2 2.2 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.3 0.7 3.5 4.3 8.7 .500 1.3 3.2 .421 0.2 0.2 1.000
Andrew Wiggins 22 34.9 16.5 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.8 1.0 1.0 1.4 2.5 6.5 13.9 .469 1.6 4.8 .333 1.9 3.0 .646

Season 9
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Atlanta HawksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 48 25.8 6.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.1 2.5 6.1 .414 1.0 2.8 .346 0.5 0.7 .781
Andrew Wiggins 37 32.2 17.1 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.3 1.2 0.8 1.3 2.9 6.8 14.3 .473 2.4 6.1 .396 1.2 1.9 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 23.5 5.7 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.5 2.2 5.0 .433 1.0 2.7 .375 0.3 0.3 1.000
Andrew Wiggins 13 34.0 16.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.9 0.8 1.2 1.3 3.5 6.4 13.9 .459 1.5 4.9 .297 2.5 3.6 .681

Season 10
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 60 29.4 7.7 0.3 2.4 2.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 1.7 3.2 2.7 7.0 .377 1.2 3.0 .390 1.2 1.6 .714
Andrew Wiggins 71 27.0 13.2 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.1 5.0 11.0 .453 1.3 3.6 .358 2.0 2.7 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 4 40.5 11.3 0.3 2.5 2.8 5.8 2.0 0.3 2.0 3.5 4.0 9.3 .432 1.0 2.8 .364 2.3 3.5 .643
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2013-14-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 73 29.0 9.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 8.5 .393 1.2 3.3 .351 1.3 1.7 .760
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 5 33.4 11.0 0.2 2.8 3.0 4.4 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.4 4.6 11.2 .411 1.4 3.8 .368 0.4 0.8 .500
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2014-15-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 66 24.4 5.7 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.2 0.7 0.2 1.1 2.2 2.2 5.8 .373 0.9 2.5 .345 0.5 0.8 .700
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 10 12.6 2.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.9 1.9 .474 0.6 1.0 .600 0.2 0.3 .667
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Kirk Hinrich Andrew Wiggins
Season 2015-16-
Team Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Kirk Hinrich 46 13.7 3.0 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.8 .380 0.5 1.3 .387 0.3 0.3 .938
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kirk Hinrich 6 4.5 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 .286 0.2 0.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Andrew Wiggins ------- --- ----------
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