Rui Hachimura vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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.

Donovan Mitchell 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 Donovan Mitchell 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, Donovan Mitchell averages 11.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (24.7 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 9,002 points more (13,320 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6
Donovan Mitchell 24.7
+11.9
8

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6
Donovan Mitchell 13,320
+9,002
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+16 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,401).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+16.0
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
4
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,401
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 28
+28

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
Donovan Mitchell 157
+150

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 57
Donovan Mitchell 390
+333

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 225
Donovan Mitchell 519
+294

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 331
Donovan Mitchell 539
+208

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
+6
Donovan Mitchell 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 31
+31

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
Donovan Mitchell 51
+43

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
Donovan Mitchell 62
+45

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
Donovan Mitchell 63
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
Donovan Mitchell 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:+11.9+3.8+9.4+4.7+1.9+5.3+1.5+2.5+2.8+7.6+2+202
Donovan Mitchell 24.7 8.8 19.5 44.9 3.0 8.2 36.6 4.2 5.0 84.0 8 539

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:+9,002+3,029+7,102+4.7+1,242+3,433+1.5+1,702+1,959+7.6+2+202
Donovan Mitchell 13,320 4,720 10,512 44.9 1,618 4,419 36.6 2,262 2,692 84.0 8 539

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:+16.0+5.1+13.5+9.1+1.7+5.7+13.0+4.2+4.9+5.3+4+32
Donovan Mitchell 28.3 9.8 22.3 44.0 3.2 8.9 35.5 5.6 6.7 82.5 8 63

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:+1,401+472+1,130+9.1+151+462+13.0+306+367+5.3+4+32
Donovan Mitchell 1,783 617 1,403 44.0 199 561 35.5 350 424 82.5 8 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+7.0
201879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+10.0
201977

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+12.7
202069

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+15.2
202153

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+12.3
202267

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+15.2
202368

Donovan Mitchell's additional seasons:

* Donovan Mitchell played 2 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 25.1 points in a total of 126 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20215
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+6.6
20195

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+36.3
20207

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+20.1
202110

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+17.7
20226

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+8.4
20235

Donovan Mitchell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Donovan Mitchell played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.6 points in a total of 19 games.