Rui Hachimura vs. Yuta Watanabe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yuta Watanabe 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 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Yuta Watanabe, who played 6. Rui Hachimura had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Yuta Watanabe had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Yuta Watanabe 6 2 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rui Hachimura Yuta Watanabe
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
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
Yuta Watanabe 15 11.6 2.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 3.4 .294 0.1 1.1 .125 0.5 0.7 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rui Hachimura Yuta Watanabe
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies
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
Yuta Watanabe 18 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.8 1.9 .441 0.2 0.4 .375 0.2 0.4 .375
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
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rui Hachimura Yuta Watanabe
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Washington WizardsToronto Raptors
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
Yuta Watanabe 50 14.5 4.4 0.7 2.5 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.6 .439 0.7 1.8 .400 0.5 0.6 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Rui Hachimura Yuta Watanabe
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsRaptors 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 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
Yuta Watanabe 38 11.7 4.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.6 .406 0.7 2.1 .342 0.6 1.1 .600
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
Yuta Watanabe 4 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Rui Hachimura Yuta Watanabe
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East 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
Yuta Watanabe 58 16.0 5.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.0 4.0 .491 1.0 2.3 .444 0.6 0.8 .723
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
Yuta Watanabe 1 5.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 6
Rui Hachimura Yuta Watanabe
Season -2023-24
Team -Phoenix Suns, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe 34 13.6 3.4 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.1 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 2.5 .294 0.3 0.5 .588
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rui Hachimura ------- --- ----------
Yuta Watanabe ------- --- ----------
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