Kevin Garnett vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Kevin Garnett 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 Garnett is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Garnett 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 21 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Garnett averages 4.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (17.8 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 21,687 points more (26,071 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 17.8
+4.9
21
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 26,071
+21,687
21
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Garnett has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+5.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,219).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 18.2
+5.9
14
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 2,601
+2,219
14
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 4
+4
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 84
+77
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 631
+573
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 1,260
+1032
Rui Hachimura 228

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 1,449
+1114
Rui Hachimura 335

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 13
+7
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 9
+9
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 58
+50
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 128
+111
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 142
+111
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 17.8 7.2 14.5 49.7 0.1 0.4 27.5 3.3 4.2 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+4.9+2.2+4.4+0.1+1.0+2.5+10.7+1.6+2.0+2.6+14+1,121
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
Kevin Garnett 26,071 10,505 21,142 49.7 174 632 27.5 4,887 6,190 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+21,687+8,788+17,691+0.1+209+370+10.7+4,320+5,447+2.6+14+1,121
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
Kevin Garnett 18.2 7.4 15.5 47.8 0.1 0.4 27.3 3.3 4.1 78.9 14 143
difference:+5.9+2.7+6.7+5.3+1.4+2.8+21.2+1.9+2.3+1.7+10+112
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 Garnett 2,601 1,059 2,216 47.8 15 55 27.3 468 593 78.9 14 143
difference:+2,219+914+1,943+5.3+33+44+21.2+424+536+1.7+10+112
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 10.4
199680
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+3.1
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.0
+3.2
199777
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.5
+7.2
199882
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 20.8
+9.6
199947
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.9
+11.7
200081
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 22.0
+8.4
200181
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.2
+8.1
200281
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 23.0
+6.5
200382
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264

Kevin Garnett's additional seasons:

* Kevin Garnett played 14 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 22, from 2004 to 2016—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 898 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett -
DNP
19960
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.3
+2.5
19973
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 15.8
+15.8
19985
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.8
+9.6
19994
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.8
+6.6
20004
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.0
+13.2
20014
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 24.0
+9.2
20023
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 27.0
+27.0
20036
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kevin Garnett's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Garnett played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 114 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.3 ppg and his lowest 6.9.