Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 James Harden 15

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 James Harden 1

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Harden 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 James Harden 7

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 James Harden 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Harden 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Harden 0

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 James Harden 2

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * James Harden 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 James Harden 600

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 James Harden 22.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 James Harden 6.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 James Harden 3,665

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 James Harden 885

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 James Harden 1,021

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 James Harden 267

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 James Harden 87

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 James Harden 161

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 James Harden .424

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) James Harden 2.0 (2024)