Rui Hachimura vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard 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 Rui Hachimura has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Payton Pritchard 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.
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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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Rui Hachimura averages 3.7 points more than Payton Pritchard in his 6 seasons (12.9 points against 9.2), and he also scored a total of 1,168 points more (4,384 vs. 3,216).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.9 | +3.7 | 7 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.2 | 6 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 4,384 | +1,168 | 7 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,216 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+6.3 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+34).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 12.3 | +6.3 | 4 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Rui Hachimura | 382 | 4 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | +34 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 58 | +15 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 43 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 228 | +89 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 139 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 335 | +29 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 306 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 6 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +39 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 8 | +7 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 17 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +5 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 31 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +16 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rui Hachimura | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
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 | 76.3 | 7 | 341 |
| difference: | +3.7 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +4.5 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +8.9 | +1 | +10 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.2 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 45.3 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 85.2 | 6 | 351 |
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: | +1,168 | +543 | +859 | +4.5 | +284 | +682 | +1.4 | +366 | +507 | +8.9 | +1 | +10 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,216 | 1,174 | 2,592 | 45.3 | 667 | 1,684 | 39.6 | 201 | 236 | 85.2 | 6 | 351 |
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: | +6.3 | +2.5 | +3.8 | +9.6 | +0.3 | +11.5 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +6.1 | +1 | +38 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
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: | +34 | +5 | +72 | +9.6 | +33 | +120 | +11.5 | +9 | +15 | +6.1 | +1 | +38 |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 150 | 345 | 43.5 | 81 | 219 | 37.0 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Rui Hachimura's additional seasons: | ||||
* Rui Hachimura played 1 season more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2026—he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 4 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2023 | 10 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rui Hachimura | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2025 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Rui Hachimura's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Rui Hachimura didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |