Paul George vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Paul George 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 Paul George 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 7.8 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (20.6 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 14,379 points more (18,697 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.6
+7.8
15
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,697
+14,379
15
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+8.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,034).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+8.9
11
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+2,034
11
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+22
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+146
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Paul George 493
+436
Rui Hachimura 57

10+ Point Games

Paul George 802
+577
Rui Hachimura 225

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 901
+570
Rui Hachimura 331

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
+1
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+21
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+61
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+82
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+83
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Rui Hachimura 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.6 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 15 908
difference:+7.8+2.0+5.9+5.6+1.5+3.8+0.2+2.2+2.4+8.9+9+571
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
Paul George 18,697 6,400 14,553 44.0 2,349 6,127 38.3 3,548 4,160 85.3 15 908
difference:+14,379+4,709+11,143+5.6+1,973+5,141+0.2+2,988+3,427+8.9+9+571
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
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114
difference:+8.9+2.1+7.4+10.8+0.9+3.7+13.3+3.7+4.4+5.4+7+83
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
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114
difference:+2,034+634+1,569+10.8+228+684+13.3+538+648+5.4+7+83
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
Paul George 7.8
201161
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+5.7
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
201266
Rui Hachimura 13.8
+1.7
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
+6.1
201379
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.7
+10.5
201480
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 8.8
20156
Rui Hachimura 13.6
+4.8
202468

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.1
+10.0
201681
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 9 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 23.1 points in a total of 535 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 16.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
+6.0
20115
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+5.1
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
+19.2
201319
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+10.4
201419
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20150
Rui Hachimura 7.8
+7.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 27.3
+12.5
20167
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.4 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.5.