Raymond Felton vs. James Harden Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Raymond Felton played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than James Harden, who played 15. Raymond Felton had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while James Harden had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Raymond Felton 14 8 2005-06 to 2018-19
James Harden 15 15 2009-10 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2005-062009-10
Team Charlotte BobcatsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 80 30.1 11.9 1.0 2.4 3.3 5.6 1.3 0.1 2.3 2.3 4.3 11.0 .391 1.2 3.4 .358 2.0 2.8 .725
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2006-072010-11
Team Charlotte BobcatsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder 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 %
Raymond Felton 78 36.3 14.0 0.7 2.8 3.4 7.0 1.5 0.1 2.9 2.3 5.0 13.1 .384 1.3 4.0 .330 2.6 3.3 .797
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2007-082011-12
Team Charlotte BobcatsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost NBA 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 %
Raymond Felton 79 37.6 14.4 0.5 2.5 3.0 7.4 1.2 0.2 2.7 2.3 5.2 12.6 .413 0.7 2.5 .280 3.3 4.1 .800
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2008-092012-13
Team Charlotte BobcatsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 82 37.6 14.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 6.7 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.3 5.4 13.2 .408 0.7 2.5 .285 2.7 3.3 .805
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2009-102013-14
Team Charlotte BobcatsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 80 33.0 12.1 0.7 2.9 3.6 5.6 1.5 0.3 2.1 2.2 4.9 10.6 .459 0.8 2.0 .385 1.7 2.2 .763
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 4 32.5 11.8 0.8 1.8 2.5 5.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 2.0 4.3 10.5 .405 1.0 3.3 .308 2.3 3.0 .750
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

Season 6

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2010-112014-15
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets 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 %
Raymond Felton 75 36.5 15.5 0.6 2.9 3.6 8.3 1.7 0.1 2.9 2.0 5.7 13.4 .425 1.5 4.4 .353 2.6 3.2 .805
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 5 30.4 11.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 4.2 1.2 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.6 10.0 .360 0.8 3.2 .250 3.6 4.8 .750
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

Season 7

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2011-122015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 60 31.8 11.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.5 1.3 0.2 2.8 2.0 4.4 10.7 .407 1.0 3.4 .305 1.7 2.1 .806
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2012-132016-17
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisRockets 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 %
Raymond Felton 68 34.0 13.9 0.8 2.1 2.9 5.5 1.4 0.2 2.3 1.9 5.5 13.0 .427 1.4 3.8 .360 1.5 1.9 .789
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 12 37.8 14.1 1.4 2.0 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 6.0 13.5 .444 0.8 2.3 .321 1.3 2.0 .667
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

Season 9

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2013-142017-18
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 65 31.0 9.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.7 9.4 .395 1.0 3.0 .318 1.4 1.9 .721
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 29 9.7 3.7 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.5 3.7 .406 0.3 1.2 .294 0.4 0.5 .800
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 3 12.0 3.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 5.0 .267 0.0 1.3 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Season 11

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 80 27.4 9.5 0.5 2.8 3.2 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.8 3.5 8.5 .406 0.8 2.7 .282 1.9 2.2 .847
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 5 34.4 15.0 0.4 4.2 4.6 4.6 1.2 0.0 2.4 2.8 6.4 13.8 .464 0.8 2.8 .286 1.4 2.2 .636
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

Season 12

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 80 21.3 6.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 2.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.8 6.4 .430 0.6 1.8 .319 0.6 0.8 .781
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 7 18.1 5.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.4 1.4 2.1 4.6 .469 0.6 1.3 .444 0.7 0.7 1.000
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

Season 13

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBrooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 82 16.6 6.9 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.7 6.7 .406 1.0 2.8 .352 0.4 0.5 .818
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 6 13.2 5.2 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.0 5.2 .387 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.3 .000
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

Season 14

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 33 11.5 4.3 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.7 4.1 .407 0.6 1.8 .328 0.4 0.4 .923
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton 5 11.4 2.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.8 2.6 .308 0.4 1.6 .250 0.2 0.4 .500
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

Season 15

Raymond Felton James Harden
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
James Harden 72 34.3 16.6 0.5 4.7 5.1 8.5 1.1 0.8 2.6 1.8 4.9 11.4 .428 2.6 6.8 .381 4.2 4.8 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Raymond Felton ------- --- ----------
James Harden 6 40.3 21.2 0.5 4.0 4.5 8.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.2 6.7 14.8 .449 3.0 7.8 .383 4.8 5.3 .906