Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Earl Watson

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Earl Watson 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 10 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 9-1 winning record over Earl Watson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2025-26
Earl Watson:
2001-02 to 2013-14
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
9
9
0
Earl Watson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 14.8 3.2 3.2 0.80.1
Earl Watson 2.8 1.3 3.20.70.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 25 6 7 21
Earl Watson 10 2 9 30
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 10

games
7

games
4

games
5

games
1

game
Earl Watson 0

games
0

games
5

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
1

game
3

games
9

games

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. 09, 2010
1. Thunder 108   James Harden 13 2 3 2 0 1 3 26 3-7 .429 3-4 .750 4-6 .667
Pacers 102   Earl Watson 6 2 9 1 0 1 0 24 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 31, 2010
2. Thunder 99   James Harden 7 2 1 0 0 2 4 33 1-7 .143 0-5 .000 5-6 .833
Jazz 120   Earl Watson 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 12 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Nov. 15, 2010
3. Thunder 115   James Harden 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 16 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Jazz 108   Earl Watson 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Feb. 05, 2011
4. Thunder 121   James Harden 14 6 5 0 0 0 3 27 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 2-4 .500
Jazz 105   Earl Watson 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 15 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 2011
5. Thunder 106   James Harden 11 2 0 0 0 2 5 27 3-9 .333 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Jazz 94   Earl Watson 10 2 1 3 0 2 2 33 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 10, 2012
6. Thunder 101   James Harden 11 5 2 2 0 3 4 35 2-8 .250 1-2 .500 6-8 .750
Jazz 87   Earl Watson 0 1 6 1 0 2 1 20 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 14, 2012
7. Thunder 111   James Harden 22 4 5 0 0 3 1 30 6-9 .667 3-5 .600 7-8 .875
Jazz 85   Earl Watson 4 2 6 0 0 1 3 28 2-7 .286 0-4 .000 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2012
8. Rockets 124   James Harden 18 2 7 1 0 5 2 39 7-16 .438 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000
Jazz 116   Earl Watson 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 12 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 28, 2013
9. Rockets 125   James Harden 25 3 3 1 1 0 1 28 8-15 .533 1-5 .200 8-8 1.000
Jazz 80   Earl Watson 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 10 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2014
10. Rockets 126   James Harden 22 6 5 1 0 5 3 41 7-15 .467 4-9 .444 4-5 .800
Trail Blazers 113   Earl Watson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -