Rui Hachimura vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Rui Hachimura 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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Allen Iverson 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 Allen Iverson 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 13.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (26.7 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 20,050 points more (24,368 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6
Allen Iverson 26.7
+13.9
14

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6
Allen Iverson 24,368
+20,050
14

Scoring Titles

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+17.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,729).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
Allen Iverson 29.7
+17.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
4
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,729
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
Allen Iverson 345
+338

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 57
Allen Iverson 700
+643

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 225
Allen Iverson 883
+658

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 331
Allen Iverson 914
+583

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
+6
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 36
+36

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
Allen Iverson 61
+53

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
Allen Iverson 71
+54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
Allen Iverson 71
+40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
Allen Iverson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 12.8 5.0 10.1 49.6 1.1 2.9 38.1 1.7 2.2 76.4 6 337
difference:+13.9+4.3+11.7+7.1+0.1+0.8+6.8+5.3+6.7+1.6+8+577
Allen Iverson 26.7 9.3 21.8 42.5 1.2 3.7 31.3 7.0 8.9 78.0 14 914

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 4,318 1,691 3,410 49.6 376 986 38.1 560 733 76.4 6 337
difference:+20,050+6,776+16,496+7.1+683+2,397+6.8+5,815+7,435+1.6+8+577
Allen Iverson 24,368 8,467 19,906 42.5 1,059 3,383 31.3 6,375 8,168 78.0 14 914

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 12.3 4.7 8.8 53.1 1.5 3.2 48.5 1.4 1.8 77.2 4 31
difference:+17.4+5.9+17.7+13.0+0.2+2.1+15.8+5.3+7.0+0.8+4+40
Allen Iverson 29.7 10.6 26.5 40.1 1.7 5.3 32.7 6.7 8.8 76.4 8 71

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31
difference:+1,729+610+1,609+13.0+75+277+15.8+434+569+0.8+4+40
Allen Iverson 2,111 755 1,882 40.1 123 376 32.7 478 626 76.4 8 71

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048
Allen Iverson 23.5
+10.0
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
Allen Iverson 22.0
+8.2
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+15.5
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Allen Iverson 28.4
+17.2
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+17.5
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+18.3
200260

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 10 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2003 to 2010—he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 623 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 10 extra years over Rui Hachimura, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
Allen Iverson 26.2
+14.0
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245
Allen Iverson 32.9
+25.1
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255
Allen Iverson 30.0
+15.2
20025

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 28.8 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.7 ppg and his lowest 22.8.