James Harden vs Kawhi Leonard
James Harden leads 5 of 8 career categories against Kawhi Leonard, including scoring (24.0 PPG) and playmaking (7.3 APG). Head to head they met 40 times, 11 of them in the playoffs, with James Harden winning the series 22–18.
The case for James Harden
scoring (24.0 PPG), playmaking (7.3 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%), and 2 more.
The case for Kawhi Leonard
rebounding (6.4 RPG), per-minute impact (23.6 PER), accolades (2 FMVP · 2 DPOY · 7 All-NBA · 7 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
Tale of the tape
24.0PPG20.7
5.6RPG6.4
7.3APG3.1
60.8%TS%60.7%
23.5PER23.6
182.4Win Shares112.1
1221games played798
Head to Head
| James Harden | Kawhi Leonard | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Series wins | 18 |
| 25.0 | PPG | 19.5 |
| 5.7 | RPG | 6.8 |
| 7.3 | APG | 2.8 |
| 40 meetings (11 in the playoffs) · first 2011-12 · last 2022-23 | ||
Per Game
| James Harden | Kawhi Leonard | |
|---|---|---|
| 1221 | G | 798 |
| 34.8 | MIN | 31.8 |
| 24.0 | PTS | 20.7 |
| 5.6 | REB | 6.4 |
| 7.3 | AST | 3.1 |
| 1.5 | STL | 1.7 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 0.6 |
| 43.9 | FG% | 49.9 |
| 36.4 | 3P% | 39.1 |
| 86.3 | FT% | 86.3 |
Advanced
| James Harden | Kawhi Leonard | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.5 | PER | 23.6 |
| 60.8 | TS% | 60.7 |
| 29.5 | USG% | 26.3 |
| 182.4 | WS | 112.1 |
| 0.206 | WS/48 | 0.212 |
| 6.3 | BPM | 5.9 |
| 90.0 | VORP | 50.9 |
Accolades
| James Harden | Kawhi Leonard | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | — |
| 8 | All-NBA | 7 |
| 11 | All-Star | 7 |
| 1 | Sixth Man | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 2 |
| — | Defensive POY | 2 |
| — | All-Defensive | 7 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
93Scoring89
85Efficiency86
94Playmaking76
78Rebounding86
87Defense94
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