Darius Garland vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Darius Garland 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 Darius Garland 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 6 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (18.9 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 2,820 points more (7,204 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Darius Garland 18.9
+6.0
6
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Darius Garland 7,204
+2,820
6
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+5 points per game) while Rui Hachimura scored more points (+1).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Darius Garland 17.3
+5.0
3
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Darius Garland 381
3
Rui Hachimura 382
+1
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Darius Garland 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Darius Garland 5
+5
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 25
+18
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 166
+108
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 346
+118
Rui Hachimura 228

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 382
+47
Rui Hachimura 335

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
Rui Hachimura 6
+6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Darius Garland 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Darius Garland 9
+1
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Darius Garland 21
+4
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Darius Garland 22
Rui Hachimura 31
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Darius Garland 0
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
Darius Garland 18.9 6.9 15.2 45.3 2.3 6.1 38.8 2.7 3.1 86.7 6 382
difference:+6.0+1.9+5.1+4.5+1.2+3.2+0.6+1.0+0.9+10.4+1+41
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
Darius Garland 7,204 2,635 5,818 45.3 897 2,313 38.8 1,037 1,196 86.7 6 382
difference:+2,820+918+2,367+4.5+514+1,311+0.6+470+453+10.4+1+41
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
Darius Garland 17.3 6.2 14.5 42.8 2.1 6.2 34.3 2.7 3.2 85.7 3 22
difference:+5.0+1.5+5.7+10.3+0.6+3.0+14.2+1.3+1.4+8.5+1+9
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
Darius Garland 381 137 320 42.8 47 137 34.3 60 70 85.7 3 22
difference:+1+8+47+10.3+1+38+14.2+16+13+8.5+1+9
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
Darius Garland 12.3
202059
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+1.2
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 17.4
+3.6
202154
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.7
+10.4
202268
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 21.6
+10.4
202369
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+6.8
202457
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+7.0
202575
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Rui Hachimura's additional seasons:

* Rui Hachimura played 2 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 63 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20200
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20210
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland -
DNP
20220
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 20.6
+8.4
20235
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 15.7
+3.5
202412
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Darius Garland 18.0
+10.2
20255
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245

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.