Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Ben Simmons

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Ben Simmons 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.

They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 5-3 winning record over Ben Simmons. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Ben Simmons:
2017-18 to 2023-24
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
5
5
0
Ben Simmons
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 30.8 6.4 8.0 1.51.1
Ben Simmons 15.4 7.8 7.61.51.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 44 11 13 43
Ben Simmons 29 13 11 34
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 8

games
2

games
4

games
3

games
2

games
Ben Simmons 0

games
5

games
3

games
3

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
2

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 2017
1. Rockets 105   James Harden 27 3 13 1 3 8 1 41 10-20 .500 2-8 .250 5-5 1.000
76ers 104   Ben Simmons 14 7 9 3 1 4 2 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Oct. 30, 2017
2. Rockets 107   James Harden 29 4 7 4 1 7 2 38 8-21 .381 3-7 .429 10-12 .833
76ers 115   Ben Simmons 24 7 9 0 0 5 3 39 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 4-9 .444
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2019
3. Rockets 93   James Harden 37 6 3 1 2 6 4 31 12-26 .462 6-13 .462 7-8 .875
76ers 121   Ben Simmons 9 6 6 1 2 2 2 28 3-12 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 08, 2019
4. Rockets 107   James Harden 31 10 7 2 0 5 3 32 11-22 .500 3-11 .273 6-7 .857
76ers 91   Ben Simmons 15 9 10 2 1 7 4 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 2020
5. Rockets 118   James Harden 44 11 11 1 1 5 3 41 13-24 .542 6-12 .500 12-12 1.000
76ers 108   Ben Simmons 29 13 11 3 4 3 5 42 13-20 .650 0-0 - 3-7 .429
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 06, 2021
6. Nets 108   James Harden 26 8 10 0 0 2 3 29 10-20 .500 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
76ers 124   Ben Simmons 16 12 8 3 0 6 4 35 7-10 .700 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2023
7. 76ers 137   James Harden 23 3 7 2 1 6 4 35 6-12 .500 5-10 .500 6-7 .857
Nets 133   Ben Simmons 12 5 5 0 1 2 4 29 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Feb. 11, 2023
8. 76ers 101   James Harden 29 6 6 1 1 3 2 37 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 9-9 1.000
Nets 98   Ben Simmons 4 3 3 0 1 1 1 16 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -