James Harden vs Kevin Love
James Harden leads 7 of 8 career categories against Kevin Love, including scoring (24.0 PPG) and playmaking (7.3 APG). Head to head they met 31 times, with James Harden winning the series 26–5.
The case for James Harden
scoring (24.0 PPG), playmaking (7.3 APG), shooting efficiency (60.8% TS%), and 4 more.
The case for Kevin Love
rebounding (9.8 RPG).
Tale of the tape
24.0PPG15.8
5.6RPG9.8
7.3APG2.3
60.8%TS%57.1%
23.5PER20.6
182.4Win Shares96.0
1221games played989
Head to Head
| James Harden | Kevin Love | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Series wins | 5 |
| 21.0 | PPG | 16.3 |
| 5.4 | RPG | 9.7 |
| 7.4 | APG | 2.2 |
| 31 meetings · first 2009-10 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| James Harden | Kevin Love | |
|---|---|---|
| 1221 | G | 989 |
| 34.8 | MIN | 28.4 |
| 24.0 | PTS | 15.8 |
| 5.6 | REB | 9.8 |
| 7.3 | AST | 2.3 |
| 1.5 | STL | 0.6 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 0.4 |
| 43.9 | FG% | 43.7 |
| 36.4 | 3P% | 36.9 |
| 86.3 | FT% | 82.8 |
Advanced
| James Harden | Kevin Love | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.5 | PER | 20.6 |
| 60.8 | TS% | 57.1 |
| 29.5 | USG% | 24.1 |
| 182.4 | WS | 96.0 |
| 0.206 | WS/48 | 0.164 |
| 6.3 | BPM | 2.7 |
| 90.0 | VORP | 33.9 |
Accolades
| James Harden | Kevin Love | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | — |
| 8 | All-NBA | 2 |
| 11 | All-Star | 5 |
| 1 | Sixth Man | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Most Improved | 1 |
Career percentiles
93Scoring80
85Efficiency68
94Playmaking66
78Rebounding95
87Defense47
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