DeMarcus Cousins vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and DeMarcus Cousins 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 DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Rui Hachimura. 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, DeMarcus Cousins averages 6.7 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (19.6 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 8,418 points more (12,802 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+6.7
11
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+8,418
11
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+215).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
3
Rui Hachimura 12.3
+3.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3
Rui Hachimura 382
+215
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 13
+13
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 97
+90
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 316
+258
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 542
+314
Rui Hachimura 228

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 650
+315
Rui Hachimura 335

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 4
Rui Hachimura 6
+2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 0
Rui Hachimura 8
+8

10+ Point Games

DeMarcus Cousins 8
Rui Hachimura 17
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeMarcus Cousins 20
Rui Hachimura 31
+11

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeMarcus Cousins 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
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654
difference:+6.7+2.0+5.1+3.8+0.4+0.9+5.1+3.3+4.5+2.6+4+313
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
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654
difference:+8,418+2,845+6,473+3.8+43+286+5.1+2,685+3,668+2.6+4+313
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
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20
difference:+3.9+1.7+2.6+5.5+0.9+1.8+9.2+0.5+0.9+6.8+1+11
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
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20
difference:+215+86+149+5.5+37+71+9.2+6+3+6.8+1+11
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
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+0.6
201181
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+4.3
201264
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+5.8
201375
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+11.5
201471
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+10.5
201559
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+13.8
201665
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+10.5
201772
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 6 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2017 to 2022—he averaged 20.5 points in a total of 311 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150
Rui Hachimura 7.8
+7.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20255

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.4 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.