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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Giannis Antetokounmpo vs James Harden

GA
Giannis Antetokounmpo2025-262025-26 · MIL
JH
James Harden2025-262025-26 · LAC

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads 4 of 7 career categories against James Harden, including scoring (27.6 PPG) and rebounding (9.8 RPG). Head to head they met 28 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with the series even at 14–14.

The case for Giannis Antetokounmpo: scoring (27.6 PPG), rebounding (9.8 RPG), shooting efficiency (65.8% TS%), and 1 more.

The case for James Harden: playmaking (8.0 APG), career value (7.7 Win Shares), longevity (70 games played).

PPG
27.623.6
RPG
9.84.8
APG
5.48.0
TS%
65.8%61.0%
PER
32.620.6
Win Shares
5.07.7
games played
3670

Head to Head

Giannis AntetokounmpoJames Harden
Record1414
Meetings28 (4 playoff)
PPG27.924.9
RPG11.56.0
APG5.17.6
First meeting2013-14
Last meeting2024-25

Per Game

Giannis AntetokounmpoJames Harden
G3670
MIN28.934.9
PTS27.623.6
REB9.84.8
AST5.48.0
STL0.91.1
BLK0.70.4
FG%62.443.4
3P%33.337.5
FT%65.088.4

Advanced

Giannis AntetokounmpoJames Harden
PER32.620.6
TS%65.861.0
USG%37.128.9
WS5.07.7
WS/480.2310.151
BPM9.04.3
VORP2.93.9

Career percentiles

Scoring
98
95
Efficiency
93
77
Playmaking
92
99
Rebounding
97
71
Defense
79
74

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