Stephen Curry vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Stephen Curry 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.

Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 11.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 6 seasons (24.7 points against 12.8), and he also scored a total of 21,068 points more (25,386 vs. 4,318).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Stephen Curry	24.7	+11.9	16
Rui Hachimura	12.8		6

Total Points			Seasons
Stephen Curry	25,386	+21,068	16
Rui Hachimura	4,318		6

Scoring Titles
Stephen Curry	2	+2
Rui Hachimura	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	17.5	+4.0	2010	80
Rui Hachimura	13.5		2020	48

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	18.6	+4.8	2011	74
Rui Hachimura	13.8		2021	57

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	14.7	+3.4	2012	26
Rui Hachimura	11.3		2022	42

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	22.9	+11.7	2013	78
Rui Hachimura	11.2		2023	63

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	24.0	+10.4	2014	78
Rui Hachimura	13.6		2024	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.8	+10.7	2015	80
Rui Hachimura	13.1		2025	59

Stephen Curry's additional seasons:

* Stephen Curry played 10 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 27.3 points in a total of 610 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32 ppg and his lowest 20.8. In those 10 extra years over Rui Hachimura, Stephen Curry won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2010	0
Rui Hachimura	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2011	0
Rui Hachimura	14.8	+14.8	2021	5

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	-	DNP	2012	0
Rui Hachimura	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.4	+11.2	2013	12
Rui Hachimura	12.2		2023	16

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	23.0	+15.2	2014	7
Rui Hachimura	7.8		2024	5

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephen Curry	28.3	+13.5	2015	21
Rui Hachimura	14.8		2025	5

Stephen Curry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Stephen Curry played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 115 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.5 ppg and his lowest 22.6.