James Harden vs. Chet Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Walker and James Harden, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

James Harden played 15 years in the NBA, 2 more than Chet Walker, who played 13. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Chet Walker had his rookie season in 1962-63. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2009-10	1962-63
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nationals Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	76	22.9	9.9	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.8	1.1	0.3	1.4	2.6	3.1	7.6	.403	1.2	3.3	.375	2.6	3.2	.808
Chet Walker	78	25.5	12.3	-	-	7.2	1.1	-	-	-	2.8	4.5	9.6	.469	-	-	-	3.2	4.6	.699
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	6	20.0	7.7	0.2	2.3	2.5	1.8	1.0	0.2	0.5	2.3	2.0	5.2	.387	1.0	2.7	.375	2.7	3.2	.842
Chet Walker	5	26.0	15.2	-	-	9.4	1.8	-	-	-	1.6	5.4	10.6	.509	-	-	-	4.4	6.0	.733

Season 2
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2010-11	1963-64
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	82	26.7	12.2	0.5	2.6	3.1	2.1	1.1	0.3	1.3	2.5	3.6	8.3	.436	1.4	4.0	.349	3.5	4.2	.843
Chet Walker	76	36.5	17.3	-	-	10.3	1.6	-	-	-	3.1	6.5	14.7	.440	-	-	-	4.3	6.1	.711
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	17	31.6	13.0	0.6	4.8	5.4	3.6	1.2	0.8	1.6	2.8	3.9	8.2	.475	1.4	4.5	.303	3.9	4.7	.825
Chet Walker	5	38.0	18.8	-	-	10.4	2.6	-	-	-	3.0	6.0	15.4	.390	-	-	-	6.8	9.2	.739

Season 3
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2011-12	1964-65
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	76ers Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	62	31.4	16.8	0.5	3.6	4.1	3.7	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.4	5.0	10.1	.491	1.8	4.7	.390	5.0	6.0	.846
Chet Walker	79	27.7	13.2	-	-	6.7	1.7	-	-	-	2.5	4.8	11.8	.403	-	-	-	3.6	4.9	.742
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	20	31.5	16.3	0.7	4.5	5.1	3.4	1.6	0.1	2.1	3.4	4.7	10.7	.435	1.6	3.9	.410	5.4	6.3	.857
Chet Walker	11	42.6	20.3	-	-	7.2	1.6	-	-	-	3.5	7.5	15.7	.480	-	-	-	5.2	6.8	.760

Season 4
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2012-13	1965-66
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	78	38.3	25.9	0.8	4.1	4.9	5.8	1.8	0.5	3.8	2.3	7.5	17.1	.438	2.3	6.2	.368	8.6	10.2	.851
Chet Walker	80	32.5	15.3	-	-	8.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.0	5.5	12.3	.451	-	-	-	4.2	5.9	.716
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	6	40.5	26.3	0.8	5.8	6.7	4.5	2.0	1.0	4.5	3.0	7.5	19.2	.391	2.5	7.3	.341	8.8	11.0	.803
Chet Walker	5	36.2	14.6	-	-	7.4	3.0	-	-	-	3.6	4.8	12.8	.375	-	-	-	5.0	6.2	.806

Season 5
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2013-14	1966-67
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	73	38.0	25.4	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.1	1.6	0.4	3.6	2.4	7.5	16.5	.456	2.4	6.6	.366	7.9	9.1	.866
Chet Walker	81	33.2	19.3	-	-	8.1	2.3	-	-	-	2.9	6.9	14.2	.488	-	-	-	5.5	7.2	.766
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	6	43.8	26.8	0.8	3.8	4.7	5.8	2.0	0.2	3.5	3.5	8.3	22.2	.376	2.7	9.0	.296	7.5	8.3	.900
Chet Walker	15	36.7	21.7	-	-	7.6	2.1	-	-	-	2.9	7.7	16.4	.467	-	-	-	6.4	7.9	.807

Season 6
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2014-15	1967-68
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	81	36.8	27.4	0.9	4.7	5.7	7.0	1.9	0.7	4.0	2.6	8.0	18.1	.440	2.6	6.9	.375	8.8	10.2	.868
Chet Walker	82	32.0	17.9	-	-	7.4	1.9	-	-	-	3.1	6.6	14.3	.460	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	17	37.4	27.2	0.7	5.0	5.7	7.5	1.6	0.4	4.5	2.9	7.6	17.3	.439	2.4	6.3	.383	9.6	10.5	.916
Chet Walker	13	37.3	19.1	-	-	7.4	1.8	-	-	-	3.4	6.6	16.2	.410	-	-	-	5.8	8.6	.679

Season 7
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2015-16	1968-69
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	82	38.1	29.0	0.8	5.3	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	4.6	2.8	8.7	19.7	.439	2.9	8.0	.359	8.8	10.2	.860
Chet Walker	82	33.6	18.0	-	-	7.8	1.8	-	-	-	3.0	6.8	14.0	.484	-	-	-	4.5	5.6	.804
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	5	38.6	26.6	1.4	3.8	5.2	7.6	2.4	0.2	5.2	2.6	8.2	20.0	.410	2.6	8.4	.310	7.6	9.0	.844
Chet Walker	4	27.3	13.5	-	-	5.8	2.0	-	-	-	1.3	5.8	10.8	.535	-	-	-	2.0	3.0	.667

Season 8
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2016-17	1969-70
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	81	36.4	29.1	1.2	7.0	8.1	11.2	1.5	0.5	5.7	2.7	8.3	18.9	.440	3.2	9.3	.347	9.2	10.9	.847
Chet Walker	78	34.9	21.5	-	-	7.7	2.5	-	-	-	2.6	7.6	16.0	.477	-	-	-	6.2	7.3	.850
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	11	37.0	28.5	0.6	4.8	5.5	8.5	1.9	0.5	5.4	3.9	8.2	19.8	.413	2.9	10.5	.278	9.2	10.5	.878
Chet Walker	5	35.6	19.4	-	-	8.4	2.2	-	-	-	2.8	7.0	16.6	.422	-	-	-	5.4	6.6	.818

Season 9
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2017-18	1970-71
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	72	35.4	30.4	0.6	4.8	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	4.4	2.3	9.0	20.1	.449	3.7	10.0	.367	8.7	10.1	.858
Chet Walker	81	36.1	22.0	-	-	7.3	2.2	-	-	-	2.3	8.0	17.3	.465	-	-	-	5.9	6.9	.859
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	17	36.5	28.6	0.8	4.4	5.2	6.8	2.2	0.6	3.8	2.7	9.3	22.6	.410	3.1	10.2	.299	6.9	7.8	.887
Chet Walker	7	33.4	15.0	-	-	7.1	3.1	-	-	-	2.9	6.3	14.3	.440	-	-	-	2.4	3.4	.708

Season 10
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2018-19	1971-72
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	78	36.8	36.1	0.8	5.8	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	5.0	3.1	10.8	24.5	.442	4.8	13.2	.368	9.7	11.0	.879
Chet Walker	78	33.2	22.0	-	-	6.1	2.3	-	-	-	2.2	7.9	15.7	.505	-	-	-	6.2	7.3	.847
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	11	38.5	31.6	0.8	6.0	6.8	6.6	2.2	0.9	4.6	3.7	9.9	24.0	.413	4.4	12.5	.350	7.5	8.9	.837
Chet Walker	4	24.3	11.3	-	-	3.5	1.0	-	-	-	1.8	4.0	9.5	.421	-	-	-	3.3	4.0	.813

Season 11
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2019-20	1972-73
Team	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Bulls Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	68	36.5	34.3	1.0	5.5	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	4.5	3.3	9.9	22.3	.444	4.4	12.4	.355	10.2	11.8	.865
Chet Walker	79	31.1	19.9	-	-	5.0	2.3	-	-	-	2.1	7.6	15.8	.478	-	-	-	4.8	5.7	.832
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	12	37.3	29.6	1.0	4.6	5.6	7.7	1.5	0.8	3.8	3.6	9.1	19.0	.478	3.3	9.8	.333	8.2	9.7	.845
Chet Walker	7	32.7	16.7	-	-	8.9	2.0	-	-	-	2.1	6.0	17.3	.347	-	-	-	4.7	5.3	.892

Season 12
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2020-21	1973-74
Team	Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	44	36.6	24.6	0.8	7.1	7.9	10.8	1.2	0.8	4.0	2.3	7.8	16.7	.466	2.8	7.6	.362	6.3	7.3	.861
Chet Walker	82	32.5	19.3	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.4	0.8	0.0	-	2.5	7.0	14.4	.486	-	-	-	5.4	6.1	.875
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	9	35.8	20.2	0.8	5.6	6.3	8.6	1.7	0.7	2.9	2.6	5.7	12.0	.472	2.7	7.3	.364	6.2	6.9	.903
Chet Walker	11	36.6	20.9	2.4	3.2	5.5	1.6	0.9	0.1	-	2.4	7.4	14.5	.509	-	-	-	6.2	7.2	.861

Season 13
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2021-22	1974-75
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	65	37.2	22.0	0.8	6.8	7.7	10.3	1.3	0.6	4.4	2.4	6.3	15.3	.410	2.3	6.9	.330	7.2	8.2	.877
Chet Walker	76	32.3	19.2	1.5	4.2	5.7	2.2	0.6	0.1	-	2.4	6.9	14.2	.487	-	-	-	5.4	6.3	.860
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	12	39.9	18.6	0.9	4.8	5.7	8.6	0.8	0.7	4.2	2.4	5.3	13.2	.405	2.3	6.3	.368	5.6	6.3	.893
Chet Walker	13	33.2	17.5	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.8	1.0	0.1	-	2.5	6.2	12.6	.494	-	-	-	5.1	5.8	.880

Season 14
	James Harden	Chet Walker
Season	2022-23	-
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	-
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	58	36.8	21.0	0.7	5.4	6.1	10.7	1.2	0.5	3.4	1.9	6.4	14.5	.441	2.8	7.2	.385	5.4	6.2	.867
Chet Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
James Harden	11	38.8	20.3	0.5	5.6	6.2	8.3	1.8	0.4	3.2	2.5	6.5	16.6	.393	2.8	7.5	.378	4.4	5.0	.873
Chet Walker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-