Luka Doncic vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Luka Doncic 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.

Luka Doncic has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Luka Doncic 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 15.8 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (28.7 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 8,569 points more (12,970 vs. 4,401).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Luka Doncic 28.7
+15.8
8
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Luka Doncic 12,970
+8,569
8
Rui Hachimura 4,401
7

Scoring Titles

Luka Doncic 1
Scoring leader
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+18.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,315).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Luka Doncic 30.9
+18.6
5
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Luka Doncic 1,697
+1,315
5
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

60+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

50+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 7
+7
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 48
+48
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 209
+202
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 383
+325
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 446
+217
Rui Hachimura 229

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Luka Doncic 451
+115
Rui Hachimura 336

0 Point Games (games without points)

Luka Doncic 1
Rui Hachimura 6
+5

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 8
+8
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 30
+30
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 50
+42
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Luka Doncic 55
+38
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Luka Doncic 55
+24
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Luka Doncic 0
Rui Hachimura 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 28.7 9.7 20.7 46.8 3.1 8.8 35.0 6.2 8.3 75.1 8 452
difference:+15.8+4.7+10.6+2.9+2.0+5.9+3.2+4.5+6.1+1.3+1+110
Rui Hachimura 12.9 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.1 2.9 38.2 1.7 2.2 76.4 7 342

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 12,970 4,390 9,371 46.8 1,385 3,960 35.0 2,805 3,733 75.1 8 452
difference:+8,569+2,666+5,906+2.9+1,001+2,954+3.2+2,236+2,988+1.3+1+110
Rui Hachimura 4,401 1,724 3,465 49.8 384 1,006 38.2 569 745 76.4 7 342

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Luka Doncic 30.9 10.8 23.3 46.1 3.3 9.5 34.7 6.0 8.2 73.7 5 55
difference:+18.6+6.1+14.5+7.0+1.8+6.3+13.8+4.6+6.4+3.5+1+24
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
Luka Doncic 1,697 592 1,284 46.1 182 525 34.7 331 449 73.7 5 55
difference:+1,315+447+1,011+7.0+134+426+13.8+287+392+3.5+1+24
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

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 21.2
+7.7
201972
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.8
+15.0
202061
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 27.7
+16.4
202166
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.4
+17.2
202265
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 32.4
+21.2
202366
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic Scoring leader33.9
+20.3
202470
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.2
+15.1
202550
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.2
+11.6
202550
Rui Hachimura 16.6
20265

Luka Doncic's additional seasons:

* Luka Doncic played 2 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 28.8 points in a total of 52 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20190
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 31.0
+16.2
20206
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 35.7
+35.7
20217
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 31.7
+19.5
202215
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic -
DNP
20230
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+12.2
202316

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 28.9
+21.1
202422
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 30.2
+15.4
20255
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Luka Doncic 30.2
+30.2
20255
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Luka Doncic's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Luka Doncic played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 30.2 points in a total of 5 games.