Cade Cunningham vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Cade Cunningham 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.
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Cade Cunningham has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Rui Hachimura.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Cade Cunningham has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rui Hachimura scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 9.8 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (22.6 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 575 points more (5,212 vs. 4,637).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | +9.8 | 5 |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.8 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,212 | +575 | 5 |
| Rui Hachimura | 4,637 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+12.7 points per game) while Rui Hachimura scored more points (+232).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +12.7 | 1 |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.3 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Rui Hachimura | 382 | +232 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | +90 | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 60 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 213 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 242 | +29 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 231 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 354 | +123 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 17 | +11 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 31 | +25 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 84.9 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +9.8 | +3.4 | +8.7 | +5.1 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +5.1 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +8.6 | +2 | +130 |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.8 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 49.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 38.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 76.3 | 7 | 361 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,212 | 1,946 | 4,352 | 44.7 | 447 | 1,324 | 33.8 | 873 | 1,028 | 84.9 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +575 | +132 | +711 | +5.1 | +25 | +238 | +5.1 | +286 | +259 | +8.6 | +2 | +130 |
| Rui Hachimura | 4,637 | 1,814 | 3,641 | 49.8 | 422 | 1,086 | 38.9 | 587 | 769 | 76.3 | 7 | 361 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 17.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +12.7 | +4.5 | +12.7 | +10.5 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +30.6 | +4.4 | +5.2 | +6.1 | +3 | +25 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 55 | 129 | 42.6 | 5 | 28 | 17.9 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +232 | +90 | +144 | +10.5 | +43 | +71 | +30.6 | +9 | +15 | +6.1 | +3 | +25 |
| 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
Rui Hachimura's additional seasons: | ||||
* Rui Hachimura played 2 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 83 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Rui Hachimura | 7.8 | +7.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Rui Hachimura's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rui Hachimura played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 5 games. |