Bam Adebayo vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Bam Adebayo 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 Bam Adebayo 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 2.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (15.7 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 4,605 points more (8,923 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.7
+2.9
8
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 8,923
+4,605
8
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+896).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
+4.1
7
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+896
7
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
+20
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 178
+121
Rui Hachimura 57

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 438
+213
Rui Hachimura 225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 561
+230
Rui Hachimura 331

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+25
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+47
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+46
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 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
Bam Adebayo 15.7 6.0 11.3 53.7 0.2 0.6 31.4 3.5 4.6 75.6 8 567
difference:+2.9+1.0+1.2+4.1+0.9+2.3+6.7+1.8+2.4+0.8+2+230
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
Bam Adebayo 8,923 3,428 6,389 53.7 102 325 31.4 1,965 2,598 75.6 8 567
difference:+4,605+1,737+2,979+4.1+274+661+6.7+1,405+1,865+0.8+2+230
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
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+4.1+1.8+3.7+1.4+1.4+2.7+24.2+1.9+2.6+1.5+3+47
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
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+896+359+702+1.4+39+62+24.2+217+288+1.5+3+47
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
Bam Adebayo 6.9
201869
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+6.6
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
201982
Rui Hachimura 13.8
+4.9
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
+4.6
202072
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+7.5
202164
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
+5.5
202256
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+7.3
202375
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Bam Adebayo's additional seasons:

* Bam Adebayo played 2 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 149 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
+17.8
202019
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+3.3
20214
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+7.0
202218
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+3.1
202323
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Bam Adebayo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Bam Adebayo played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 9 games.