Rui Hachimura vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Franz Wagner has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rui Hachimura scored more points in the postseason. 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Franz Wagner averages 6.3 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (19.1 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 1,234 points more (5,552 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.8
6
Franz Wagner 19.1
+6.3
4

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,318
6
Franz Wagner 5,552
+1,234
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Franz Wagner has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+9.5 points per game) while Rui Hachimura scored more points (+121).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
Franz Wagner 21.8
+9.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
+121
4
Franz Wagner 261
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
Franz Wagner 25
+18

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 57
Franz Wagner 134
+77

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 225
Franz Wagner 265
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 331
+42
Franz Wagner 289

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
+4
Franz Wagner 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Franz Wagner 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
+1
Franz Wagner 7

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
+6
Franz Wagner 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
+19
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
Franz Wagner 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:+6.3+2.1+4.8+2.2+0.4+1.6+5.9+1.7+1.8+9.2+2+46
Franz Wagner 19.1 7.1 14.9 47.4 1.5 4.5 32.2 3.4 4.0 85.6 4 291

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:+1,234+372+940+2.2+48+331+5.9+442+438+9.2+2+46
Franz Wagner 5,552 2,063 4,350 47.4 424 1,317 32.2 1,002 1,171 85.6 4 291

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:+9.5+3.1+9.4+10.5+0.2+2.7+26.0+3.5+4.0+7.1+2+19
Franz Wagner 21.8 7.8 18.2 42.7 1.3 5.9 22.5 4.9 5.8 84.3 2 12

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:+121+52+55+10.5+32+28+26.0+15+13+7.1+2+19
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048
Franz Wagner 15.2
+1.7
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
Franz Wagner 18.6
+4.8
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
Franz Wagner 19.7
+8.4
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Franz Wagner 24.2
+13.0
202560

Rui Hachimura's additional seasons:

* Rui Hachimura played 2 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 127 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
Franz Wagner 18.9
+18.9
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
Franz Wagner 25.8
+13.6
20255

Rui Hachimura's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rui Hachimura played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 10 games.