Rui Hachimura vs. Alec Kessler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alec 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

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 Alec Kessler, who played 4. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Alec Kessler had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Alec Kessler 4 1 1990-91 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rui Hachimura Alec Kessler
Season 2019-201990-91
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
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 %
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
Alec Kessler 78 16.1 6.2 1.5 2.8 4.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.4 2.6 6.0 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.7 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Alec Kessler ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rui Hachimura Alec Kessler
Season 2020-211991-92
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
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
Alec Kessler 77 15.5 5.3 1.5 2.6 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.4 2.1 5.0 .413 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .817
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
Alec Kessler 2 6.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 3

Rui Hachimura Alec Kessler
Season 2021-221992-93
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat
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
Alec Kessler 40 10.4 3.9 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.4 3.1 .467 0.1 0.3 .455 0.9 1.2 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Alec Kessler ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rui Hachimura Alec Kessler
Season 2022-231993-94
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Alec Kessler 15 4.4 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.7 1.7 .440 0.3 0.6 .556 0.4 0.5 .750
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
Alec Kessler ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Rui Hachimura Alec Kessler
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
Alec Kessler ------- --- ----------
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
Alec Kessler ------- --- ----------