Rui Hachimura vs. Dennis Hopson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Hopson 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 and Dennis Hopson both played 5 years in the NBA. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Dennis Hopson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Dennis Hopson 5 1 1987-88 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rui Hachimura Dennis Hopson
Season 2019-201987-88
Team Washington WizardsNew Jersey Nets
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
Dennis Hopson 61 22.4 9.6 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.6 9.0 .404 0.2 0.7 .267 2.1 2.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Rui Hachimura Dennis Hopson
Season 2020-211988-89
Team Washington WizardsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
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
Dennis Hopson 62 25.0 12.7 1.5 1.8 3.3 1.7 1.1 0.5 1.6 2.4 4.8 11.5 .419 0.1 0.4 .148 3.0 3.5 .849
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
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Rui Hachimura Dennis Hopson
Season 2021-221989-90
Team Washington WizardsNew Jersey Nets
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
Dennis Hopson 79 32.3 15.8 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.9 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.3 6.0 13.8 .434 0.4 1.3 .317 3.4 4.3 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Rui Hachimura Dennis Hopson
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
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
Dennis Hopson 61 11.9 4.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.0 .426 0.0 0.1 .200 0.9 1.4 .663
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
Dennis Hopson 5 3.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.8 .444

Season 5

Rui Hachimura Dennis Hopson
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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
Dennis Hopson 71 18.5 10.5 1.5 1.4 2.9 1.4 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.6 3.9 8.4 .465 0.2 0.7 .255 2.5 3.6 .708
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
Dennis Hopson ------- --- ----------