Andre Drummond vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Andre Drummond 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 Rui Hachimura has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Andre Drummond scored more points in the regular season. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Rui Hachimura averages 0.4 points more than Andre Drummond in his 14 seasons (12.9 points against 12.5). On the other hand Andre Drummond scored a total of 6,926 points more than Rui Hachimura (11,310 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Andre Drummond 12.5
14
Rui Hachimura 12.9
+0.4
7

Total Points

Seasons
Andre Drummond 11,310
+6,926
14
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than Andre Drummond (+1.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+198).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Andre Drummond 10.8
4
Rui Hachimura 12.3
+1.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Andre Drummond 184
4
Rui Hachimura 382
+198
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 10
+3
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 152
+94
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 575
+347
Rui Hachimura 228

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Drummond 893
+558
Rui Hachimura 335

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Drummond 15
+9
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 1
Rui Hachimura 8
+7

10+ Point Games

Andre Drummond 10
Rui Hachimura 17
+7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Drummond 16
Rui Hachimura 31
+15

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Drummond 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Drummond 12.5 5.2 9.7 54.2 0.0 0.2 12.7 2.0 4.1 48.5 14 908
difference:+0.4+0.2+0.4+4.4+1.1+2.7+25.5+0.3+1.9+27.8+7+567
Rui Hachimura 12.9 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.1 2.9 38.2 1.7 2.2 76.3 7 341

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Drummond 11,310 4,748 8,767 54.2 18 142 12.7 1,796 3,701 48.5 14 908
difference:+6,926+3,031+5,316+4.4+365+860+25.5+1,229+2,958+27.8+7+567
Rui Hachimura 4,384 1,717 3,451 49.8 383 1,002 38.2 567 743 76.3 7 341

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Drummond 10.8 4.5 8.9 51.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.8 4.1 42.9 4 17
difference:+1.5+0.2+0.1+2.1+1.5+3.1+48.5+0.4+2.3+34.3+14
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
Andre Drummond 184 77 151 51.0 0 2 0.0 30 70 42.9 4 17
difference:+198+68+122+2.1+48+97+48.5+14+13+34.3+14
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 7.9
201360
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+5.6
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 13.5
201481
Rui Hachimura 13.8
+0.3
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 13.8
+2.5
201582
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 16.2
+5.0
201681
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 13.6
201781
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 15.0
+1.9
201878
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 17.3
+0.8
201979
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264

Andre Drummond's additional seasons:

* Andre Drummond played 7 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 366 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.7 ppg and his lowest 4.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20130
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20140
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20150
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 16.8
+4.6
20164
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20170
Rui Hachimura 7.8
+7.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20180
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20255

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Drummond 14.3
+14.3
20194
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Andre Drummond's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Andre Drummond played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9 ppg and his lowest 3.8.