Zach Edey vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura and Zach Edey 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Rui Hachimura has better scoring stats than Zach Edey 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Rui Hachimura averages 2.9 points more than Zach Edey in his 2 seasons (12.8 points against 9.9), and he also scored a total of 3,877 points more (4,637 vs. 760).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach Edey 9.9
2
Rui Hachimura 12.8
+2.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Zach Edey 760
2
Rui Hachimura 4,637
+3,877
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Rui Hachimura has a better career point average than Zach Edey (+6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+357).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach Edey 6.3
1
Rui Hachimura 12.3
+6.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach Edey 25
1
Rui Hachimura 382
+357
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 1
Rui Hachimura 7
+6

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 4
Rui Hachimura 60
+56

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 35
Rui Hachimura 242
+207

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 77
Rui Hachimura 354
+277

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Rui Hachimura 7
+7

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Rui Hachimura 8
+8

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Rui Hachimura 17
+17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 4
Rui Hachimura 31
+27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Rui Hachimura 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 9.9 4.1 6.9 58.9 0.2 0.7 33.3 1.5 2.1 72.3 2 77
difference:+2.9+0.9+3.2+9.1+1.0+2.3+5.6+0.1+4.0+5+284
Rui Hachimura 12.8 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.2 3.0 38.9 1.6 2.1 76.3 7 361

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 760 313 531 58.9 19 57 33.3 115 159 72.3 2 77
difference:+3,877+1,501+3,110+9.1+403+1,029+5.6+472+610+4.0+5+284
Rui Hachimura 4,637 1,814 3,641 49.8 422 1,086 38.9 587 769 76.3 7 361

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 6.3 2.5 3.8 66.7 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 71.4 1 4
difference:+6.0+2.2+5.0+13.6+1.5+3.2+48.5+0.1+5.8+3+27
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
Zach Edey 25 10 15 66.7 0 0 - 5 7 71.4 1 4
difference:+357+135+258+13.6+48+99+48.5+39+50+5.8+3+27
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
Zach Edey 9.2
202566
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+4.3
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 13.6
202611
Rui Hachimura 13.8
+0.2
202157

Rui Hachimura's additional seasons:

* Rui Hachimura played 5 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 256 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 11.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 6.3
+6.3
20254
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey -
DNP *
20260
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215
* season in progress

Rui Hachimura's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Rui Hachimura played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.8 ppg and his lowest 7.8.