Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Anderson Varejao

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Anderson Varejao 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 7 times in NBA games. Anderson Varejao has a 5-2 winning record over James Harden, including a 2-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2025-26
Anderson Varejao:
2004-05 to 2020-21
7 Games played
5 in Regular Season
2 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
2
2
0
Anderson Varejao
5
3
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 18.7 3.7 4.1 1.60.3
Anderson Varejao 4.3 6.7 1.00.40.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 37 6 10 41
Anderson Varejao 12 16 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 6

games
3

games
7

games
5

games
1

game
Anderson Varejao 1

game
3

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
1

game
5

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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
%
Dec. 13, 2009
1. Thunder 89   James Harden 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 21 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Cavaliers 102   Anderson Varejao 4 10 1 0 0 3 2 30 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 23, 2010
2. Thunder 99   James Harden 9 4 1 1 0 0 2 27 1-8 .125 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 100   Anderson Varejao 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 19 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 2010
3. Thunder 106   James Harden 19 3 3 0 0 1 2 21 6-8 .750 2-3 .667 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 77   Anderson Varejao 7 16 0 1 1 1 1 28 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 22, 2014
4. Rockets 118   James Harden 37 3 10 4 1 1 1 29 9-15 .600 5-8 .625 14-14 1.000
Cavaliers 111   Anderson Varejao 12 11 2 1 1 1 3 24 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2016
5. Rockets 77   James Harden 11 5 5 3 1 8 5 38 2-10 .200 0-5 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 91   Anderson Varejao 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 8 1-5 .200 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2016 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 16, 2016
6. Rockets 78   James Harden 17 3 2 1 0 6 4 32 7-19 .368 3-5 .600 0-0 -
Warriors 104   Anderson Varejao 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 27, 2016
7. Rockets 81   James Harden 35 6 6 2 0 7 0 37 12-23 .522 3-7 .429 8-9 .889
Warriors 114   Anderson Varejao 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 8 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500