Rui Hachimura vs. Kevin Love: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Love 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 Kevin Love 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.
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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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Love averages 3.3 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (16.2 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 11,020 points more (15,421 vs. 4,401).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.9 | 7 | |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | +3.3 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 4,401 | 7 | |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | +11,020 | 17 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Love has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+0.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+730).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.3 | 4 | |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | +0.3 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 382 | 4 | |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | +730 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 11 | +11 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 58 | |||
| Kevin Love | 321 | +263 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 229 | |||
| Kevin Love | 722 | +493 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 336 | |||
| Kevin Love | 929 | +593 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 6 | |||
| Kevin Love | 23 | +17 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | |||
| Kevin Love | 20 | +12 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 17 | |||
| Kevin Love | 49 | +32 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 31 | |||
| Kevin Love | 83 | +52 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Kevin Love | 5 | +5 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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 | 76.4 | 7 | 342 |
| difference: | +3.3 | +0.3 | +2.1 | +6.0 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +6.4 | +10 | +610 |
| Kevin Love | 16.2 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 4,401 | 1,724 | 3,465 | 49.8 | 384 | 1,006 | 38.2 | 569 | 745 | 76.4 | 7 | 342 |
| difference: | +11,020 | +3,350 | +8,119 | +6.0 | +1,290 | +3,536 | +1.3 | +3,030 | +3,601 | +6.4 | +10 | +610 |
| Kevin Love | 15,421 | 5,074 | 11,584 | 43.8 | 1,674 | 4,542 | 36.9 | 3,599 | 4,346 | 82.8 | 17 | 952 |
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: | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +13.1 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +8.8 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +8.3 | +2 | +57 |
| Kevin Love | 12.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 40.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
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: | +730 | +217 | +631 | +13.1 | +127 | +342 | +8.8 | +169 | +192 | +8.3 | +2 | +57 |
| Kevin Love | 1,112 | 362 | 904 | 40.0 | 175 | 441 | 39.7 | 213 | 249 | 85.5 | 6 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kevin Love's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kevin Love played 10 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 498 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2021 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.2 | +12.2 | 2023 | 16 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 12.2 | +12.2 | 2023 | 16 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 7.8 | +7.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kevin Love | 14.7 | +14.7 | 2016 | 20 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kevin Love's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Love played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 84 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 1.8. |