James Harden vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 14 Jayson Tatum 6

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jayson Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Jayson Tatum 3

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jayson Tatum 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jayson Tatum 7.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Jayson Tatum 4.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,637 Jayson Tatum 2,236

Total Rebounds James Harden 883 Jayson Tatum 713

Total Assists James Harden 1,013 Jayson Tatum 430

Total Steals James Harden 267 Jayson Tatum 106

Total Blocks James Harden 85 Jayson Tatum 87

Total Games James Harden 160 Jayson Tatum 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Jayson Tatum .443

3-Point Percentage James Harden .338 Jayson Tatum .359

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Jayson Tatum .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2013) Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)