Aaron Gordon vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Aaron Gordon to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Aaron Gordon has better scoring stats than Rui Hachimura in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Aaron Gordon averages 0.8 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (13.6 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 5,439 points more (9,757 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 13.6
+0.8
11
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 9,757
+5,439
11
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Aaron Gordon has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+1.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+538).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 13.9
+1.6
6
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 920
+538
6
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 19
+12
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 132
+75
Rui Hachimura 57

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 511
+286
Rui Hachimura 225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 708
+377
Rui Hachimura 331

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 12
+6
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 14
+6
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 50
+33
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 66
+35
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 0
Rui Hachimura 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.6 5.1 10.6 48.4 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 3.2 69.3 11 720
difference:+0.8+0.1+0.5+1.2+0.3+5.0+0.5+1.0+7.1+5+383
Rui Hachimura 12.8 5.0 10.1 49.6 1.1 2.9 38.1 1.7 2.2 76.4 6 337

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 9,757 3,696 7,637 48.4 762 2,302 33.1 1,603 2,314 69.3 11 720
difference:+5,439+2,005+4,227+1.2+386+1,316+5.0+1,043+1,581+7.1+5+383
Rui Hachimura 4,318 1,691 3,410 49.6 376 986 38.1 560 733 76.4 6 337

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.9 5.2 10.5 49.8 1.1 2.9 37.6 2.4 3.3 71.7 6 66
difference:+1.6+0.5+1.7+3.3+0.4+0.3+10.9+1.0+1.5+5.5+2+35
Rui Hachimura 12.3 4.7 8.8 53.1 1.5 3.2 48.5 1.4 1.8 77.2 4 31

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 920 346 695 49.8 71 189 37.6 157 219 71.7 6 66
difference:+538+201+422+3.3+23+90+10.9+113+162+5.5+2+35
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 5.2
201547
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+8.3
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 9.2
201678
Rui Hachimura 13.8
+4.6
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.7
+1.4
201780
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 17.6
+6.4
201858
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.0
+2.4
201978
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.4
+1.3
202062
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Aaron Gordon's additional seasons:

* Aaron Gordon played 6 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 14.3 points in a total of 367 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.2
+7.4
20195
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20200
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20255

Aaron Gordon's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Aaron Gordon played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 71 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.