Rui Hachimura vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Scottie Pippen 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Pippen averages 3.2 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (16.1 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 14,472 points more (18,940 vs. 4,468).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+3.2
17

Total Points

Seasons
Rui Hachimura 4,468
7
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+14,472
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+5.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,260).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+5.2
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Rui Hachimura 382
4
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+3,260
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Scottie Pippen 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 7
Scottie Pippen 49
+42

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 59
Scottie Pippen 367
+308

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 232
Scottie Pippen 943
+711

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 340
Scottie Pippen 1,160
+820

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 6
Scottie Pippen 18
+12

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 0
Scottie Pippen 6
+6

20+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 8
Scottie Pippen 87
+79

10+ Point Games

Rui Hachimura 17
Scottie Pippen 178
+161

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rui Hachimura 31
Scottie Pippen 206
+175

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rui Hachimura 0
Scottie Pippen 2
+2

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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 3.0 38.5 1.7 2.2 76.3 7 346
difference:+3.2+1.3+3.2+2.6+0.3+0.5+5.9+1.0+1.6+5.9+10+832
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rui Hachimura 4,468 1,747 3,505 49.8 393 1,022 38.5 581 761 76.3 7 346
difference:+14,472+5,673+12,195+2.6+585+1,980+5.9+2,541+3,676+5.9+10+832
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

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:+5.2+1.7+5.7+8.7+0.5+18.2+2.3+3.3+4.8+12+177
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

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:+3,260+1,190+2,736+8.7+152+561+18.2+728+1,010+4.8+12+177
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+5.6
202048
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157
Scottie Pippen 14.4
+0.6
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242
Scottie Pippen 16.5
+5.2
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+6.6
1991NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+7.4
1992NBA Champion82

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559
Scottie Pippen 18.6
+5.5
1993NBA Champion81

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 16.7
20269
Scottie Pippen 22.0
+5.3
199472

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 10 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 1995 to 2004—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 627 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 5.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+10.0
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+1.7
20215
Scottie Pippen 13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220
Scottie Pippen 19.3
+19.3
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+9.4
1991NBA Champion17

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 7.8
20245
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+11.7
1992NBA Champion22

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255
Scottie Pippen 20.1
+5.3
1993NBA Champion19

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
Scottie Pippen 22.8
+22.8
199410
* season in progress

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Scottie Pippen played in 9 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 98 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.2 ppg and his lowest 5.8.