Vince Carter vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Vince Carter 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, Vince Carter averages 3.8 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (16.7 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 21,344 points more (25,728 vs. 4,384).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+3.8
22
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+21,344
22
Rui Hachimura 4,384
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Rui Hachimura (+5.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,211).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+5.8
11
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,211
11
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+32
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+178
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+539
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+866
Rui Hachimura 228

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+1138
Rui Hachimura 335

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+62
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Rui Hachimura 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+12
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+32
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+51
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+57
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Rui Hachimura 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+3.8+1.0+3.7+6.2+0.4+1.1+1.1+1.4+1.7+3.5+15+1,200
Rui Hachimura 12.9 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.1 2.9 38.2 1.7 2.2 76.3 7 341

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+21,344+7,576+17,888+6.2+1,907+5,166+1.1+4,285+5,339+3.5+15+1,200
Rui Hachimura 4,384 1,717 3,451 49.8 383 1,002 38.2 567 743 76.3 7 341

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+5.8+1.6+6.4+11.5+0.1+0.8+14.7+2.7+3.3+2.4+7+57
Rui Hachimura 12.3 4.7 8.8 53.1 1.5 3.2 48.5 1.4 1.8 77.2 4 31

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+1,211+412+1,067+11.5+71+253+14.7+316+395+2.4+7+57
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+4.8
199950
Rui Hachimura 13.5
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+11.9
200082
Rui Hachimura 13.8
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+16.3
200175
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+13.5
200260
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+9.4
200343
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+8.9
200473
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+11.4
200577
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+7.7
200679
Rui Hachimura 16.5
20264

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 14 seasons more than Rui Hachimura in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 22, from 2007 to 2020—he averaged 12.8 points in a total of 1,002 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+4.5
20003
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Rui Hachimura 12.2
+12.2
202316

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Rui Hachimura 7.8
+7.8
20245

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+12.0
20054
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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