David Robinson vs James Harden
James Harden leads 5 of 8 career categories against David Robinson, including scoring (24.0 PPG) and playmaking (7.3 APG). The two never shared an NBA floor — David Robinson's last season was 2002-03, and James Harden debuted in 2009-10.
The case for David Robinson
rebounding (10.6 RPG), per-minute impact (26.2 PER), accolades (1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for James Harden
scoring (24.0 PPG), playmaking (7.3 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%), and 2 more.
Tale of the tape
21.1PPG24.0
10.6RPG5.6
2.5APG7.3
58.3%TS%60.8%
26.2PER23.5
177.1Win Shares182.4
987games played1221
Per Game
| David Robinson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 987 | G | 1221 |
| 34.7 | MIN | 34.8 |
| 21.1 | PTS | 24.0 |
| 10.6 | REB | 5.6 |
| 2.5 | AST | 7.3 |
| 1.4 | STL | 1.5 |
| 3.0 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 51.8 | FG% | 43.9 |
| 25.0 | 3P% | 36.4 |
| 73.6 | FT% | 86.3 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 26.2 | PER | 23.5 |
| 58.3 | TS% | 60.8 |
| 26.4 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 177.1 | WS | 182.4 |
| 0.248 | WS/48 | 0.206 |
| 7.0 | BPM | 6.3 |
| 78.7 | VORP | 90.0 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 1 |
| 1 | Defensive POY | — |
| 10 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 10 | All-Star | 11 |
| 8 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Sixth Man | 1 |
Career percentiles
92Scoring93
89Efficiency85
66Playmaking94
97Rebounding78
99Defense87
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