Rui Hachimura vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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 Kyle Kuzma 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 4.2 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (17.0 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 4,892 points more (9,210 vs. 4,318).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.8 | 6 | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | +4.2 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 4,318 | 6 | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,210 | +4,892 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+106).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.3 | +3.7 | 4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 382 | +106 | 4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 57 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 204 | +147 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 225 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 444 | +219 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 331 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 539 | +208 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 6 | +4 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | +8 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 17 | +4 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 31 | +1 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 30 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | +2 | ||
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 | 49.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 38.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 76.4 | 6 | 337 |
| difference: | +4.2 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +4.6 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +4.7 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +4.3 | +2 | +204 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 72.1 | 8 | 541 |
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: | +4,892 | +1,812 | +4,380 | +4.6 | +669 | +2,141 | +4.7 | +599 | +875 | +4.3 | +2 | +204 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,210 | 3,503 | 7,790 | 45.0 | 1,045 | 3,127 | 33.4 | 1,159 | 1,608 | 72.1 | 8 | 541 |
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: | +3.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +13.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +20.9 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +4.1 | +1 | +1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 39.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 27.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 73.1 | 3 | 32 |
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: | +106 | +42 | +11 | +13.8 | +16 | +17 | +20.9 | +6 | +5 | +4.1 | +1 | +1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | 103 | 262 | 39.3 | 32 | 116 | 27.6 | 38 | 52 | 73.1 | 3 | 32 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kyle Kuzma played 2 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 135 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2021 | 5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2020 | 21 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 7.8 | +7.8 | 2024 | 5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2025 | 5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 5 games. |