Rui Hachimura vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Buddy Hield has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Rui Hachimura. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Buddy Hield averages 2 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (14.8 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 6,302 points more (10,952 vs. 4,650).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.8 | 7 | |
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | +2.0 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 4,650 | 7 | |
| Buddy Hield | 10,952 | +6,302 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+1.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+210).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.3 | +1.5 | 4 |
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 2 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 382 | +210 | 4 |
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 2 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 60 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 193 | +133 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 243 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 551 | +308 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 355 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 726 | +371 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 16 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | +5 | ||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 17 | +9 | ||
| Buddy Hield | 8 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 31 | +18 | ||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | +3 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.8 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 49.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 76.3 | 7 | 362 |
| difference: | +2.0 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +6.6 | +1.7 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +9.6 | +3 | +380 |
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | 5.3 | 12.4 | 43.2 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 39.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 10 | 742 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 4,650 | 1,820 | 3,651 | 49.8 | 423 | 1,089 | 38.8 | 587 | 769 | 76.3 | 7 | 362 |
| difference: | +6,302 | +2,148 | +5,531 | +6.6 | +1,745 | +4,396 | +0.7 | +261 | +218 | +9.6 | +3 | +380 |
| Buddy Hield | 10,952 | 3,968 | 9,182 | 43.2 | 2,168 | 5,485 | 39.5 | 848 | 987 | 85.9 | 10 | 742 |
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: | +1.5 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +11.6 | +0.9 | +2.4 | +5.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +16.6 | +2 | +15 |
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
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: | +210 | +86 | +131 | +11.6 | +9 | +9 | +5.2 | +29 | +41 | +16.6 | +2 | +15 |
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 59 | 142 | 41.5 | 39 | 90 | 43.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Buddy Hield's additional seasons: | ||||
* Buddy Hield played 2 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 110 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2021 | 5 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.2 | +12.2 | 2023 | 16 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.2 | +12.2 | 2023 | 16 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 7.8 | +7.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2025 | 5 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 5.5 | +5.5 | 2024 | 4 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 12 games. |