Jordan Clarkson vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Rui Hachimura has a better scoring average 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Clarkson averages 3.2 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (16.0 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 7,711 points more (12,029 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
+3.2
11
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
+7,711
11
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+0.6 points per game) while Jordan Clarkson scored more points (+123).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Rui Hachimura 12.3
+0.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
+123
4
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
+4
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
+21
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 226
+169
Rui Hachimura 57

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 615
+390
Rui Hachimura 225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 749
+418
Rui Hachimura 331

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 4
Rui Hachimura 6
+2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
+1
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
+8
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
+9
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+3
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
Jordan Clarkson 16.0 6.0 13.7 43.6 1.9 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.9 11 753
difference:+3.2+1.0+3.6+6.0+0.8+2.6+4.5+0.5+0.4+6.5+5+416
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
Jordan Clarkson 12,029 4,491 10,294 43.6 1,402 4,169 33.6 1,645 1,984 82.9 11 753
difference:+7,711+2,800+6,884+6.0+1,026+3,183+4.5+1,085+1,251+6.5+5+416
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43
difference:+0.6+0.3+1.9+11.8+0.2+1.8+15.6+0.1+0.4+16.1+12
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
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+123+44+185+11.8+23+117+15.6+12+3+16.1+12
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+1.6
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
+1.7
201679
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
+3.4
201782
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
+2.7
201881
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
+0.3
201881
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
+3.7
201981
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons:

* Jordan Clarkson played 6 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 371 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 15.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+7.5
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Rui Hachimura 7.8
+3.1
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20255

Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 16.7.