Rui Hachimura vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James 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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LeBron James is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 LeBron James 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 14.1 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (27.0 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 37,800 points more (42,184 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7
LeBron James 27.0
+14.1
22

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7
LeBron James 42,184
+37,800
22

Scoring Titles

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason LeBron James has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+16.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+7,907).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
LeBron James 28.4
+16.1
18

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
4
LeBron James 8,289
+7,907
18

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 14
+14

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
LeBron James 571
+564

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 58
LeBron James 1,286
+1228

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 228
LeBron James 1,554
+1326

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 335
LeBron James 1,562
+1227

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
+6
LeBron James 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 29
+29

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 123
+123

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
LeBron James 261
+253

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
LeBron James 290
+273

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
LeBron James 292
+261

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
LeBron James 0

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:+14.1+4.9+9.5+0.9+0.5+1.8+3.3+3.8+5.3+2.6+15+1,221
LeBron James 27.0 9.9 19.6 50.6 1.6 4.7 34.9 5.5 7.5 73.7 22 1,562

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:+37,800+13,771+27,132+0.9+2,176+6,320+3.3+8,082+10,992+2.6+15+1,221
LeBron James 42,184 15,488 30,583 50.6 2,559 7,322 34.9 8,649 11,735 73.7 22 1,562

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:+16.1+5.5+11.7+3.5+0.1+1.7+15.2+5.0+6.8+3.1+14+261
LeBron James 28.4 10.2 20.5 49.6 1.6 4.9 33.3 6.4 8.6 74.1 18 292

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:+7,907+2,826+5,711+3.5+432+1,344+15.2+1,823+2,462+3.1+14+261
LeBron James 8,289 2,971 5,984 49.6 480 1,443 33.3 1,867 2,519 74.1 18 292

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048
LeBron James 20.9
+7.4
200479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
LeBron James 27.2
+13.4
200580

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
LeBron James 31.4
+20.1
200679

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
LeBron James 27.3
+16.1
200778

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468
LeBron James Scoring leader30.0
+16.4
200875

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559
LeBron James 28.4
+15.3
200981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264
LeBron James 29.7
+13.2
201076

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 15 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 22, from 2011 to 2025—he averaged 26.6 points in a total of 1,014 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
LeBron James -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215
LeBron James -
DNP
20050

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
LeBron James 30.8
+30.8
200613

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
LeBron James 25.1
+12.9
200720

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245
LeBron James 28.2
+20.4
200813

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255
LeBron James 35.3
+20.5
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
LeBron James 29.1
+29.1
201011
* season in progress

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 13 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.1 points in a total of 221 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34 ppg and his lowest 23.3.

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