Paolo Banchero vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Paolo Banchero 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.

Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rui Hachimura scored more points 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 9.6 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (22.4 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 114 points more (4,432 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+9.6
3
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,432
+114
3
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+15.7 points per game) while Rui Hachimura scored more points (+46).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+15.7
2
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Rui Hachimura 382
+46
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+6
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
+28
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 129
+72
Rui Hachimura 57

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 190
Rui Hachimura 225
+35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 198
Rui Hachimura 331
+133

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Rui Hachimura 6
+6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+6
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
+2
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Rui Hachimura 17
+6

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Rui Hachimura 31
+19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 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
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.5 1.5 4.6 32.0 5.4 7.5 73.0 3 198
difference:+9.6+2.7+7.3+5.1+0.4+1.7+6.1+3.7+5.3+3.4+3+139
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
Paolo Banchero 4,432 1,531 3,440 44.5 291 908 32.0 1,079 1,478 73.0 3 198
difference:+114+160+30+5.1+85+78+6.1+519+745+3.4+3+139
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
Paolo Banchero 28.0 10.2 22.8 44.7 2.3 5.6 41.8 5.3 7.5 71.1 2 12
difference:+15.7+5.5+14.0+8.4+0.8+2.4+6.7+3.9+5.7+6.1+2+19
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
Paolo Banchero 336 122 273 44.7 28 67 41.8 64 90 71.1 2 12
difference:+46+23+8.4+20+32+6.7+20+33+6.1+2+19
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
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+6.5
202372
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+8.8
202480
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+14.6
202546
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Rui Hachimura's additional seasons:

* Rui Hachimura played 3 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 12.7 points in a total of 190 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 11.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+12.2
20247
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+29.4
20255
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Rui Hachimura's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Rui Hachimura played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.8 ppg and his lowest 7.8.