Jalen Brunson vs James Harden
James Harden leads 8 of 8 career categories against Jalen Brunson, including scoring (24.0 PPG) and rebounding (5.6 RPG). Head to head they met 21 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Jalen Brunson winning the series 12–9.
The case for Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson trails in every compared category here.
The case for James Harden
scoring (24.0 PPG), rebounding (5.6 RPG), playmaking (7.3 APG), and 5 more.
Tale of the tape
19.2PPG24.0
3.2RPG5.6
5.3APG7.3
58.9%TS%60.8%
19.2PER23.5
54.2Win Shares182.4
561games played1221
Head to Head
| Jalen Brunson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Series wins | 9 |
| 17.1 | PPG | 22.4 |
| 3.0 | RPG | 6.2 |
| 5.0 | APG | 8.2 |
| 21 meetings (4 in the playoffs) · first 2018-19 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jalen Brunson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | G | 1221 |
| 30.0 | MIN | 34.8 |
| 19.2 | PTS | 24.0 |
| 3.2 | REB | 5.6 |
| 5.3 | AST | 7.3 |
| 0.7 | STL | 1.5 |
| 0.1 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 48.5 | FG% | 43.9 |
| 38.5 | 3P% | 36.4 |
| 82.6 | FT% | 86.3 |
Advanced
| Jalen Brunson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | PER | 23.5 |
| 58.9 | TS% | 60.8 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 29.5 |
| 54.2 | WS | 182.4 |
| 0.154 | WS/48 | 0.206 |
| 2.7 | BPM | 6.3 |
| 19.9 | VORP | 90.0 |
Accolades
| Jalen Brunson | James Harden | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | — |
| 3 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 3 | All-Star | 11 |
| — | MVP | 1 |
| — | Sixth Man | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring93
64Efficiency85
90Playmaking94
45Rebounding78
36Defense87
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