James Harden vs LeBron James
James Harden leads 5 of 7 career categories against LeBron James, including scoring (23.6 PPG) and playmaking (8.0 APG). Head to head they met 48 times, 10 of them in the playoffs, with LeBron James winning the series 29–19.
The case for James Harden: scoring (23.6 PPG), playmaking (8.0 APG), shooting efficiency (61.0% TS%), and 2 more.
The case for LeBron James: rebounding (6.1 RPG), per-minute impact (20.8 PER).
PPG
23.620.9
RPG
4.86.1
APG
8.07.2
TS%
61.0%59.4%
PER
20.620.8
Win Shares
7.75.5
games played
7060
Head to Head
| James Harden | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 19–29 | |
| Meetings | 48 (10 playoff) | |
| PPG | 22.5 | 27.1 |
| RPG | 5.5 | 7.6 |
| APG | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| First meeting | 2009-10 | |
| Last meeting | 2025-26 | |
Per Game
| James Harden | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 70 | 60 |
| MIN | 34.9 | 33.1 |
| PTS | 23.6 | 20.9 |
| REB | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| AST | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| STL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| BLK | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| FG% | 43.4 | 51.5 |
| 3P% | 37.5 | 31.7 |
| FT% | 88.4 | 73.7 |
Advanced
| James Harden | LeBron James | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.6 | 20.8 |
| TS% | 61.0 | 59.4 |
| USG% | 28.9 | 27.3 |
| WS | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| WS/48 | 0.151 | 0.132 |
| BPM | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 3.9 | 2.8 |
Career percentiles
Scoring9593
Efficiency7765
Playmaking9998
Rebounding7186
Defense7485
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