James Harden vs Jimmy Butler III
James Harden leads 4 of 7 career categories against Jimmy Butler III, including scoring (23.6 PPG) and playmaking (8.0 APG). Head to head they met 33 times, 11 of them in the playoffs, with James Harden winning the series 19–14.
The case for James Harden: scoring (23.6 PPG), playmaking (8.0 APG), career value (7.7 Win Shares), and 1 more.
The case for Jimmy Butler III: rebounding (5.6 RPG), shooting efficiency (64.6% TS%), per-minute impact (23.5 PER).
PPG
23.620.0
RPG
4.85.6
APG
8.04.9
TS%
61.0%64.6%
PER
20.623.5
Win Shares
7.75.7
games played
7038
Head to Head
| James Harden | Jimmy Butler III | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 19–14 | |
| Meetings | 33 (11 playoff) | |
| PPG | 23.0 | 19.3 |
| RPG | 5.0 | 6.0 |
| APG | 6.8 | 4.3 |
| First meeting | 2011-12 | |
| Last meeting | 2025-26 | |
Per Game
| James Harden | Jimmy Butler III | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 70 | 38 |
| MIN | 34.9 | 31.2 |
| PTS | 23.6 | 20.0 |
| REB | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| AST | 8.0 | 4.9 |
| STL | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| FG% | 43.4 | 51.9 |
| 3P% | 37.5 | 37.6 |
| FT% | 88.4 | 86.4 |
Advanced
| James Harden | Jimmy Butler III | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.6 | 23.5 |
| TS% | 61.0 | 64.6 |
| USG% | 28.9 | 23.2 |
| WS | 7.7 | 5.7 |
| WS/48 | 0.151 | 0.232 |
| BPM | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| VORP | 3.9 | 2.2 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9590
Efficiency7791
Playmaking9989
Rebounding7181
Defense7480
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