James Harden vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads 4 of 7 career categories against James Harden, including scoring (31.1 PPG) and shooting efficiency (66.5% TS%). Head to head they met 23 times, 7 of them in the playoffs, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the series 14–9.
The case for James Harden: rebounding (4.8 RPG), playmaking (8.0 APG), longevity (70 games played).
The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: scoring (31.1 PPG), shooting efficiency (66.5% TS%), per-minute impact (30.6 PER), and 1 more.
PPG
23.631.1
RPG
4.84.3
APG
8.06.6
TS%
61.0%66.5%
PER
20.630.6
Win Shares
7.715.2
games played
7068
Head to Head
| James Harden | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 9–14 | |
| Meetings | 23 (7 playoff) | |
| PPG | 25.0 | 22.8 |
| RPG | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| APG | 8.1 | 5.3 |
| First meeting | 2018-19 | |
| Last meeting | 2025-26 | |
Per Game
| James Harden | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 70 | 68 |
| MIN | 34.9 | 33.3 |
| PTS | 23.6 | 31.1 |
| REB | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| AST | 8.0 | 6.6 |
| STL | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 43.4 | 55.3 |
| 3P% | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| FT% | 88.4 | 87.9 |
Advanced
| James Harden | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.6 | 30.6 |
| TS% | 61.0 | 66.5 |
| USG% | 28.9 | 33.6 |
| WS | 7.7 | 15.2 |
| WS/48 | 0.151 | 0.322 |
| BPM | 4.3 | 11.3 |
| VORP | 3.9 | 7.7 |
Career percentiles
Scoring95100
Efficiency7794
Playmaking9996
Rebounding7166
Defense7493
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