Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Chris Paul

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Chris Paul 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 42 times in NBA games. Chris Paul has a 24-18 winning record over James Harden, but James Harden won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-5 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Chris Paul:
2005-06 to 2023-24
42 Games played
30 in Regular Season
12 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
18
11
7
Chris Paul
24
19
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 21.0 5.2 6.7 1.00.5
Chris Paul 19.7 4.3 8.92.40.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 40 13 15 44
Chris Paul 31 11 17 71
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 22

games
26

games
13

games
7

games
13

games
Chris Paul 19

games
12

games
28

games
29

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
4

games
1

game
6

games
26

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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
%
Jan. 06, 2010
1. Thunder 92   James Harden 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Hornets 97   Chris Paul 14 4 13 3 0 1 3 39 5-15 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2010
2. Thunder 95   James Harden 4 5 2 1 1 0 4 17 2-5 .400 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Hornets 89   Chris Paul 17 2 14 5 0 2 2 35 6-13 .462 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Dec. 10, 2010
3. Thunder 97   James Harden 8 1 0 3 0 3 2 17 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Hornets 92   Chris Paul 18 0 7 5 0 3 4 36 7-10 .700 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jan. 24, 2011
4. Thunder 89   James Harden 5 2 3 0 0 2 2 22 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Hornets 91   Chris Paul 24 4 9 3 0 2 3 35 7-14 .500 2-4 .500 8-10 .800
Feb. 02, 2011
5. Thunder 104   James Harden 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 22 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Hornets 93   Chris Paul 15 1 5 2 0 3 2 32 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2012
6. Thunder 100   James Harden 7 4 5 1 0 3 3 42 2-10 .200 1-5 .200 2-4 .500
Clippers 112   Chris Paul 26 0 14 2 0 2 1 37 12-16 .750 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 2012
7. Thunder 114   James Harden 10 6 5 1 0 2 3 29 3-8 .375 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000
Clippers 91   Chris Paul 13 1 10 5 0 3 0 32 3-12 .250 2-7 .286 5-5 1.000
Apr. 11, 2012
8. Thunder 98   James Harden 17 5 2 1 1 1 2 31 4-8 .500 3-6 .500 6-7 .857
Clippers 100   Chris Paul 31 6 4 2 0 1 3 37 11-20 .550 2-4 .500 7-7 1.000
Apr. 16, 2012
9. Thunder 77   James Harden 12 3 3 0 0 2 2 30 4-10 .400 3-6 .500 1-2 .500
Clippers 92   Chris Paul 12 3 10 2 0 2 1 36 5-12 .417 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 2013
10. Rockets 118   James Harden 15 2 5 0 0 2 2 33 6-16 .375 0-7 .000 3-5 .600
Clippers 137   Chris Paul 23 3 17 2 0 2 2 33 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
Nov. 09, 2013
11. Rockets 94   James Harden 12 5 5 2 1 3 2 38 4-15 .267 1-6 .167 3-3 1.000
Clippers 107   Chris Paul 14 5 13 2 0 3 5 37 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Feb. 26, 2014
12. Rockets 93   James Harden 18 6 3 0 0 6 2 43 6-16 .375 1-6 .167 5-7 .714
Clippers 101   Chris Paul 14 3 9 2 0 1 4 39 5-13 .385 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Mar. 29, 2014
13. Rockets 107   James Harden 32 7 6 1 0 6 3 42 9-22 .409 3-11 .273 11-13 .846
Clippers 118   Chris Paul 30 5 12 3 0 1 4 39 10-16 .625 5-9 .556 5-6 .833
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 2014
14. Rockets 85   James Harden 16 4 6 2 2 5 3 38 5-12 .417 0-4 .000 6-6 1.000
Clippers 102   Chris Paul 10 1 7 5 0 0 2 33 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Feb. 11, 2015
15. Rockets 95   James Harden 9 5 6 3 0 5 4 36 3-12 .250 0-7 .000 3-5 .600
Clippers 110   Chris Paul 12 6 12 2 0 5 4 37 4-14 .286 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Feb. 25, 2015
16. Rockets 110   James Harden 21 4 10 0 0 3 1 36 4-13 .308 3-9 .333 10-12 .833
Clippers 105   Chris Paul 22 3 14 0 0 2 4 39 8-18 .444 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Mar. 15, 2015
17. Rockets 100   James Harden 34 7 7 0 0 3 3 41 7-16 .438 3-5 .600 17-18 .944
Clippers 98   Chris Paul 23 3 5 2 0 3 4 37 7-21 .333 1-3 .333 8-8 1.000
2015 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 2015
18. Rockets 99   James Harden 25 3 11 0 1 5 3 36 8-16 .500 4-7 .571 5-5 1.000
Clippers 124   Chris Paul 12 3 7 2 0 1 2 23 5-12 .417 2-6 .333 0-0 -
May. 10, 2015
19. Rockets 95   James Harden 21 8 6 0 0 1 3 32 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 9-10 .900
Clippers 128   Chris Paul 15 4 12 1 0 1 3 26 4-9 .444 3-4 .750 4-5 .800
May. 12, 2015
20. Rockets 124   James Harden 26 11 10 0 0 5 4 43 9-20 .450 1-8 .125 7-8 .875
Clippers 103   Chris Paul 22 2 10 1 0 2 3 35 9-16 .563 4-9 .444 0-0 -
May. 14, 2015
21. Rockets 119   James Harden 23 2 3 2 0 1 2 30 5-20 .250 2-6 .333 11-11 1.000
Clippers 107   Chris Paul 31 7 11 0 0 2 2 41 10-19 .526 1-5 .200 10-11 .909
May. 17, 2015
22. Rockets 113   James Harden 31 7 8 3 1 7 1 43 7-20 .350 2-7 .286 15-18 .833
Clippers 100   Chris Paul 26 5 10 4 0 4 5 45 9-20 .450 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 19, 2015
23. Rockets 107   James Harden 18 5 11 0 1 5 4 34 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 10-10 1.000
Clippers 97   Chris Paul 12 1 10 7 0 2 2 31 3-13 .231 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Jan. 18, 2016
24. Rockets 132   James Harden 20 3 8 0 0 3 4 40 5-12 .417 2-7 .286 8-13 .615
OT Clippers 140   Chris Paul 28 6 12 6 1 5 4 43 8-15 .533 5-7 .714 7-9 .778
Mar. 16, 2016
25. Rockets 106   James Harden 33 5 8 1 1 8 2 44 11-23 .478 5-10 .500 6-8 .750
Clippers 122   Chris Paul 15 4 16 2 0 3 0 32 5-13 .385 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2017
26. Rockets 122   James Harden 26 3 9 1 0 7 4 36 7-15 .467 4-9 .444 8-8 1.000
Clippers 103   Chris Paul 16 2 11 2 0 1 3 36 5-13 .385 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000
Apr. 10, 2017
27. Rockets 96   James Harden 14 7 6 1 0 5 5 24 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 9-14 .643
Clippers 125   Chris Paul 19 5 9 4 0 0 1 29 5-12 .417 2-3 .667 7-7 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 28, 2019
28. Rockets 116   James Harden 40 3 7 1 1 4 5 37 8-21 .381 3-14 .214 21-22 .955
Thunder 112   Chris Paul 15 4 4 2 0 6 4 34 6-14 .429 3-7 .429 0-2 .000
Jan. 09, 2020
29. Rockets 92   James Harden 17 3 3 0 1 1 2 27 5-17 .294 2-9 .222 5-5 1.000
Thunder 113   Chris Paul 18 6 5 4 0 1 1 28 7-14 .500 3-7 .429 1-2 .500
Jan. 20, 2020
30. Rockets 107   James Harden 29 9 6 1 1 4 3 39 9-29 .310 1-17 .059 10-13 .769
Thunder 112   Chris Paul 28 8 3 2 1 1 3 33 9-18 .500 4-8 .500 6-7 .857
2020 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Aug. 18, 2020
31. Rockets 123   James Harden 37 11 3 0 0 3 4 34 12-22 .545 6-13 .462 7-8 .875
Thunder 108   Chris Paul 20 10 9 2 0 4 4 37 7-14 .500 3-8 .375 3-4 .750
Aug. 20, 2020
32. Rockets 111   James Harden 21 5 9 3 1 0 4 36 5-16 .313 2-11 .182 9-9 1.000
Thunder 98   Chris Paul 14 6 2 0 1 2 3 37 6-15 .400 2-7 .286 0-0 -
Aug. 22, 2020
33. Rockets 107   James Harden 38 7 8 1 0 1 6 38 12-27 .444 3-13 .231 11-15 .733
OT Thunder 119   Chris Paul 26 6 5 1 1 4 5 41 11-20 .550 4-6 .667 0-1 .000
Aug. 24, 2020
34. Rockets 114   James Harden 32 8 15 4 0 6 5 43 11-25 .440 6-15 .400 4-5 .800
Thunder 117   Chris Paul 26 6 3 3 0 3 3 37 10-19 .526 0-5 .000 6-6 1.000
Aug. 29, 2020
35. Rockets 114   James Harden 31 2 5 1 1 3 3 28 11-15 .733 4-8 .500 5-6 .833
Thunder 80   Chris Paul 16 6 3 0 1 4 0 30 6-13 .462 1-5 .200 3-4 .750
Aug. 31, 2020
36. Rockets 100   James Harden 32 8 7 0 0 5 2 39 11-22 .500 3-11 .273 7-8 .875
Thunder 104   Chris Paul 28 7 3 3 0 0 1 40 10-20 .500 3-6 .500 5-5 1.000
Sep. 02, 2020
37. Rockets 104   James Harden 17 3 9 2 3 4 5 37 4-15 .267 1-9 .111 8-9 .889
Thunder 102   Chris Paul 19 11 12 2 0 6 2 40 5-11 .455 3-6 .500 6-6 1.000
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 2021
38. Nets 128   James Harden 38 7 11 1 0 2 2 37 14-22 .636 5-11 .455 5-5 1.000
Suns 124   Chris Paul 29 4 7 1 0 0 0 35 12-20 .600 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000
2021-22 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2021
39. Nets 107   James Harden 12 13 14 1 2 7 3 40 4-15 .267 0-6 .000 4-4 1.000
Suns 113   Chris Paul 22 8 5 0 0 2 1 36 9-19 .474 3-8 .375 1-2 .500
Feb. 01, 2022
40. Nets 111   James Harden 22 5 10 1 0 4 1 37 6-19 .316 3-8 .375 7-9 .778
Suns 121   Chris Paul 20 4 14 2 0 2 2 39 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 9-9 1.000
Mar. 27, 2022
41. 76ers 104   James Harden 14 7 9 1 0 2 3 39 2-11 .182 2-5 .400 8-8 1.000
Suns 114   Chris Paul 19 4 14 1 1 1 1 36 9-15 .600 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2023-24 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 14, 2023
42. Clippers 121   James Harden 28 7 15 1 4 4 3 42 6-12 .500 5-6 .833 11-12 .917
Warriors 113   Chris Paul 12 2 3 0 0 2 4 29 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000