James Harden vs Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić leads 5 of 8 career categories against James Harden, including rebounding (11.1 RPG) and playmaking (7.5 APG). Head to head they met 35 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with James Harden winning the series 20–15.
The case for James Harden
scoring (24.0 PPG), career value (182.4 Win Shares), longevity (1221 games played).
The case for Nikola Jokić
rebounding (11.1 RPG), playmaking (7.5 APG), shooting efficiency (64.1% TS%), and 2 more.
Tale of the tape
24.0PPG22.2
5.6RPG11.1
7.3APG7.5
60.8%TS%64.1%
23.5PER28.8
182.4Win Shares142.6
1221games played810
Head to Head
| James Harden | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Series wins | 15 |
| 25.7 | PPG | 22.4 |
| 6.0 | RPG | 11.0 |
| 8.7 | APG | 7.3 |
| 35 meetings (7 in the playoffs) · first 2015-16 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| James Harden | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 1221 | G | 810 |
| 34.8 | MIN | 32.0 |
| 24.0 | PTS | 22.2 |
| 5.6 | REB | 11.1 |
| 7.3 | AST | 7.5 |
| 1.5 | STL | 1.3 |
| 0.6 | BLK | 0.7 |
| 43.9 | FG% | 56.1 |
| 36.4 | 3P% | 36.2 |
| 86.3 | FT% | 82.5 |
Advanced
| James Harden | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.5 | PER | 28.8 |
| 60.8 | TS% | 64.1 |
| 29.5 | USG% | 27.5 |
| 182.4 | WS | 142.6 |
| 0.206 | WS/48 | 0.264 |
| 6.3 | BPM | 10.0 |
| 90.0 | VORP | 78.9 |
Accolades
| James Harden | Nikola Jokić | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | 3 |
| 8 | All-NBA | 8 |
| 11 | All-Star | 8 |
| 1 | Sixth Man | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | 1 |
| — | Finals MVP | 1 |
Career percentiles
93Scoring92
85Efficiency90
94Playmaking95
78Rebounding97
87Defense90
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