Kevin Durant vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Kevin Durant 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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Kevin Durant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Kevin Durant 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 14.4 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (27.2 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 26,253 points more (30,571 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Durant 27.2
+14.4
17
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Durant 30,571
+26,253
17
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6

Scoring Titles

Kevin Durant 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Rui Hachimura 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+17 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,603).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 29.3
+17.0
13
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Durant 4,985
+4,603
13
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 9
+9
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 72
+72
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 409
+402
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 960
+903
Rui Hachimura 57

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1,112
+887
Rui Hachimura 225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 1,122
+791
Rui Hachimura 331

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 1
Rui Hachimura 6
+5

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 14
+14
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 77
+77
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 156
+148
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Kevin Durant 170
+153
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Durant 170
+139
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Durant 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
Kevin Durant 27.2 9.4 18.7 50.2 2.0 5.0 39.0 6.5 7.4 88.2 17 1,123
difference:+14.4+4.4+8.6+0.6+0.9+2.1+0.9+4.8+5.2+11.8+11+786
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
Kevin Durant 30,571 10,542 20,999 50.2 2,191 5,620 39.0 7,296 8,271 88.2 17 1,123
difference:+26,253+8,851+17,589+0.6+1,815+4,634+0.9+6,736+7,538+11.8+11+786
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
Kevin Durant 29.3 9.9 20.8 47.7 2.2 6.1 35.6 7.4 8.5 86.8 13 170
difference:+17.0+5.2+12.0+5.4+0.7+2.9+12.9+6.0+6.7+9.6+9+139
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
Kevin Durant 4,985 1,684 3,528 47.7 366 1,029 35.6 1,251 1,441 86.8 13 170
difference:+4,603+1,539+3,255+5.4+318+930+12.9+1,207+1,384+9.6+9+139
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 20.3
+6.8
200880
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.3
+11.5
200974
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader30.1
+18.8
201082
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader27.7
+16.5
201178
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant Scoring leader28.0
+14.4
201266
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.1
+15.0
201381
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Kevin Durant's additional seasons:

* Kevin Durant played 11 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 17, from 2014 to 2025—he averaged 27.7 points in a total of 662 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 25.1.

In those 11 extra years over Rui Hachimura, Kevin Durant won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20080
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant -
DNP
20090
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 25.0
+25.0
20106
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.6
+16.4
201117
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 28.5
+20.7
201220
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Durant 30.8
+16.0
201311
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Kevin Durant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Durant played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 116 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.3 ppg and his lowest 26.3.

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