James Harden vs Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant leads 6 of 8 career categories against James Harden, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and rebounding (5.2 RPG). Head to head they met 30 times, 11 of them in the playoffs, with James Harden winning the series 17–13.
The case for James Harden: playmaking (8.0 APG), shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%).
The case for Kobe Bryant: scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (5.2 RPG), per-minute impact (22.9 PER), and 3 more.
PPG
23.625.0
RPG
4.85.2
APG
8.04.7
TS%
61.0%55.0%
PER
20.622.9
Win Shares
7.7172.5
games played
701346
MVPs / All-Star nods
—1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 18 AS
Head to Head
| James Harden | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 17–13 | |
| Meetings | 30 (11 playoff) | |
| PPG | 16.4 | 25.4 |
| RPG | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| APG | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| First meeting | 2009-10 | |
| Last meeting | 2015-16 | |
Per Game
| James Harden | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 70 | 1346 |
| MIN | 34.9 | 36.1 |
| PTS | 23.6 | 25.0 |
| REB | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| AST | 8.0 | 4.7 |
| STL | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| FG% | 43.4 | 44.7 |
| 3P% | 37.5 | 32.9 |
| FT% | 88.4 | 83.7 |
Advanced
| James Harden | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.6 | 22.9 |
| TS% | 61.0 | 55.0 |
| USG% | 28.9 | 31.8 |
| WS | 7.7 | 172.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.151 | 0.170 |
| BPM | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| VORP | 3.9 | 77.1 |
Accolades
| James Harden | Kobe Bryant | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| All-NBA | — | 15 |
| All-Star | — | 18 |
| All-Defensive | — | 12 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 4 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9596
Efficiency7772
Playmaking9988
Rebounding7175
Defense7483
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