Rui Hachimura vs. Dwight Howard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwight Howard 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwight Howard 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Dwight Howard averages 2.8 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (15.7 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 15,101 points more (19,485 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7
Dwight Howard 15.7
+2.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7
Dwight Howard 19,485
+15,101
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,527).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
Dwight Howard 15.3
+3.0
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
4
Dwight Howard 1,909
+1,527
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Dwight Howard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
Dwight Howard 69
+62

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 58
Dwight Howard 391
+333

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 228
Dwight Howard 955
+727

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 335
Dwight Howard 1,227
+892

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
Dwight Howard 15
+9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Dwight Howard 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Dwight Howard 9
+9

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
Dwight Howard 42
+34

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
Dwight Howard 86
+69

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
Dwight Howard 121
+90

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
Dwight Howard 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 12.9 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.1 2.9 38.2 1.7 2.2 76.3 7 341
difference:+2.8+0.7+0.4+8.9+1.1+2.8+16.8+2.6+5.4+19.6+11+901
Dwight Howard 15.7 5.7 9.7 58.7 0.0 0.1 21.4 4.3 7.6 56.7 18 1,242

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 4,384 1,717 3,451 49.8 383 1,002 38.2 567 743 76.3 7 341
difference:+15,101+5,334+8,565+8.9+361+899+16.8+4,794+8,712+19.6+11+901
Dwight Howard 19,485 7,051 12,016 58.7 22 103 21.4 5,361 9,455 56.7 18 1,242

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:+3.0+0.7+0.4+5.8+1.5+3.1+34.2+3.0+6.2+22.4+8+94
Dwight Howard 15.3 5.4 9.2 58.9 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.4 8.0 54.8 12 125

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:+1,527+536+883+5.8+47+92+34.2+502+940+22.4+8+94
Dwight Howard 1,909 681 1,156 58.9 1 7 14.3 546 997 54.8 12 125

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+1.5
202048
Dwight Howard 12.0
200582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
Dwight Howard 15.8
+2.0
200682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
Dwight Howard 17.6
+6.3
200782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Dwight Howard 20.7
+9.5
200882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Dwight Howard 20.6
+9.4
200979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468
Dwight Howard 18.3
+4.7
201082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559
Dwight Howard 22.9
+9.8
201178

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264
Dwight Howard 20.6
+4.1
201254

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

* Dwight Howard played 10 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2013 to 2022—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 621 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.3 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
Dwight Howard 15.3
+15.3
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
Dwight Howard 18.9
+6.7
200810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
Dwight Howard 20.3
+8.1
200923

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245
Dwight Howard 18.1
+10.3
201014

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255
Dwight Howard 27.0
+12.2
20116

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
* season in progress

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 68 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 4.7.

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