Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Matt Barnes and James Harden

This is the detail of NBA games in which Matt Barnes and James Harden played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 33 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 17-16 winning record over Matt Barnes, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Matt Barnes:
2003-04 to 2016-17
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
33 Games played
22 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Matt Barnes
16
12
4
James Harden
17
10
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Matt Barnes 7.3 4.5 1.7 0.90.3
James Harden 20.0 5.3 6.11.20.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Matt Barnes 20 11 5 42
James Harden 40 12 14 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Matt Barnes 2

games
13

games
0

games
7

games
6

games
James Harden 30

games
12

games
32

games
13

games
9

games
Both had same stat 1

game
8

games
1

game
13

games
18

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2009
1. Magic 74   Matt Barnes 8 5 0 0 1 4 2 30 3-7 .429 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Thunder 102   James Harden 5 4 5 2 0 0 3 19 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Nov. 18, 2009
2. Magic 108   Matt Barnes 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 12 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 94   James Harden 24 3 3 1 0 1 2 31 7-14 .500 6-7 .857 4-4 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 10, 2011
3. Lakers 106   Matt Barnes 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 14 0-3 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Thunder 120   James Harden 16 1 1 0 1 0 1 32 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 9-10 .900
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 2012
4. Lakers 85   Matt Barnes 0 4 2 1 0 1 3 18 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Thunder 100   James Harden 16 4 3 1 2 5 3 32 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Mar. 29, 2012
5. Lakers 93   Matt Barnes 6 2 2 0 0 1 4 22 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 102   James Harden 9 2 4 1 0 1 5 30 3-11 .273 2-3 .667 1-4 .250
Apr. 22, 2012
6. Lakers 114   Matt Barnes 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 17 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
2OT Thunder 106   James Harden 14 0 3 1 0 2 1 13 5-7 .714 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
2012 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 14, 2012
7. Lakers 90   Matt Barnes 8 2 0 0 0 1 3 21 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Thunder 119   James Harden 17 2 1 2 0 2 3 24 4-11 .364 0-4 .000 9-10 .900
May. 16, 2012
8. Lakers 75   Matt Barnes 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 10 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 77   James Harden 13 3 2 2 1 5 3 27 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
May. 18, 2012
9. Lakers 99   Matt Barnes 0 1 1 2 0 3 5 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Thunder 96   James Harden 21 4 1 3 0 1 5 29 4-13 .308 2-5 .400 11-12 .917
May. 19, 2012
10. Lakers 100   Matt Barnes 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Thunder 103   James Harden 12 6 3 0 0 1 3 33 2-11 .182 1-6 .167 7-8 .875
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2013
11. Clippers 117   Matt Barnes 18 3 1 1 0 1 3 31 6-14 .429 3-6 .500 3-4 .750
Rockets 109   James Harden 23 4 3 1 0 5 4 35 8-20 .400 2-9 .222 5-6 .833
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2013
12. Clippers 137   Matt Barnes 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 15 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 118   James Harden 15 2 5 0 0 2 2 33 6-16 .375 0-7 .000 3-5 .600
Feb. 26, 2014
13. Clippers 101   Matt Barnes 11 2 2 1 1 1 4 33 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Rockets 93   James Harden 18 6 3 0 0 6 2 43 6-16 .375 1-6 .167 5-7 .714
Mar. 29, 2014
14. Clippers 118   Matt Barnes 15 10 2 1 1 0 4 38 6-15 .400 3-10 .300 0-0 -
Rockets 107   James Harden 32 7 6 1 0 6 3 42 9-22 .409 3-11 .273 11-13 .846
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2014
15. Clippers 102   Matt Barnes 2 5 4 0 1 0 3 20 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 85   James Harden 16 4 6 2 2 5 3 38 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Feb. 11, 2015
16. Clippers 110   Matt Barnes 10 9 2 4 0 4 2 36 4-8 .500 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 95   James Harden 9 5 6 3 0 5 4 36 3-12 .250 0-7 .000 3-5 .600
Feb. 25, 2015
17. Clippers 105   Matt Barnes 6 6 2 0 0 0 3 32 2-10 .200 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Rockets 110   James Harden 21 4 10 0 0 3 1 36 4-13 .308 3-9 .333 10-12 .833
Mar. 15, 2015
18. Clippers 98   Matt Barnes 19 2 2 2 1 2 4 36 7-12 .583 5-9 .556 0-1 .000
Rockets 100   James Harden 34 7 7 0 0 3 3 41 7-16 .438 3-5 .600 17-18 .944
2015 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 2015
19. Clippers 117   Matt Barnes 20 5 3 4 2 2 5 42 8-11 .727 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
Rockets 101   James Harden 20 5 12 4 0 9 4 37 6-13 .462 3-6 .500 5-6 .833
May. 06, 2015
20. Clippers 109   Matt Barnes 6 6 5 2 0 1 6 34 2-7 .286 0-5 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 115   James Harden 32 3 7 1 1 7 4 35 7-17 .412 3-10 .300 15-15 1.000
May. 08, 2015
21. Clippers 124   Matt Barnes 7 3 2 0 2 2 4 30 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 4-4 1.000
Rockets 99   James Harden 25 3 11 0 1 5 3 36 8-16 .500 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
May. 10, 2015
22. Clippers 128   Matt Barnes 7 8 2 0 0 1 3 30 2-8 .250 0-4 .000 3-4 .750
Rockets 95   James Harden 21 8 6 0 0 1 3 32 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 9-10 .900
May. 12, 2015
23. Clippers 103   Matt Barnes 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 23 1-8 .125 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Rockets 124   James Harden 26 11 10 0 0 5 4 43 9-20 .450 1-8 .125 7-8 .875
May. 14, 2015
24. Clippers 107   Matt Barnes 9 10 1 0 0 1 4 31 4-12 .333 1-8 .125 0-0 -
Rockets 119   James Harden 23 2 3 2 0 1 2 30 5-20 .250 2-6 .333 11-11 1.000
May. 17, 2015
25. Clippers 100   Matt Barnes 0 2 1 1 1 1 4 22 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 113   James Harden 31 7 8 3 1 7 1 43 7-20 .350 2-7 .286 15-18 .833
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 2015
26. Grizzlies 96   Matt Barnes 12 7 2 3 0 1 2 34 5-9 .556 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Rockets 84   James Harden 22 6 5 2 2 6 1 36 7-15 .467 1-7 .143 7-8 .875
Nov. 25, 2015
27. Grizzlies 102   Matt Barnes 13 8 3 1 0 2 3 31 5-11 .455 2-6 .333 1-1 1.000
Rockets 93   James Harden 40 5 5 3 1 4 2 41 12-19 .632 5-9 .556 11-11 1.000
Mar. 14, 2016
28. Grizzlies 81   Matt Barnes 14 7 2 0 0 2 0 25 5-12 .417 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Rockets 130   James Harden 15 7 8 1 3 5 1 25 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 7-8 .875
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2016
29. Kings 104   Matt Barnes 12 3 2 0 0 1 1 33 5-10 .500 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Rockets 117   James Harden 23 9 10 0 0 5 2 40 6-18 .333 3-11 .273 8-8 1.000
Dec. 14, 2016
30. Kings 98   Matt Barnes 9 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 3-5 .600 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Rockets 132   James Harden 15 11 14 1 0 5 0 30 4-7 .571 3-6 .500 4-4 1.000
Jan. 31, 2017
31. Kings 83   Matt Barnes 5 11 3 0 0 2 3 30 2-8 .250 1-5 .200 0-0 -
Rockets 105   James Harden 10 7 8 1 0 5 2 32 3-9 .333 0-5 .000 4-4 1.000
Mar. 28, 2017
32. Warriors 113   Matt Barnes 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 21 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 106   James Harden 24 11 13 1 0 6 1 38 5-20 .250 1-9 .111 13-13 1.000
Mar. 31, 2017
33. Warriors 107   Matt Barnes 6 2 2 3 0 0 1 26 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Rockets 98   James Harden 17 12 8 0 1 6 3 35 4-17 .235 2-9 .222 7-7 1.000