RJ Barrett vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and RJ Barrett 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

RJ Barrett

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
RJ Barrett: 2019-20 to 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons RJ Barrett 5 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played RJ Barrett 2 James Harden 14

All-Star Games RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader RJ Barrett 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 18.4 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.4 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.6 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 6,070 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 1,784 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists RJ Barrett 962 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals RJ Barrett 213 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 90 James Harden 600

Total Games RJ Barrett 329 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .435 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .346 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .710 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 20.2 (2024) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.8 (2022) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.3 (2024) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 1.0 (2020) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2024) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 17.8 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 5.3 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 2.9 James Harden 6.3

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.3 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points RJ Barrett 284 James Harden 3,637

Total Rebounds RJ Barrett 85 James Harden 883

Total Assists RJ Barrett 46 James Harden 1,013

Total Steals RJ Barrett 13 James Harden 267

Total Blocks RJ Barrett 4 James Harden 85

Total Games RJ Barrett 16 James Harden 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage RJ Barrett .420 James Harden .424

3-Point Percentage RJ Barrett .315 James Harden .338

Free Throw Percentage RJ Barrett .775 James Harden .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game RJ Barrett 19.3 (2023) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game RJ Barrett 7.2 (2021) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game RJ Barrett 3.0 (2021) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game RJ Barrett 0.8 (2023) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game RJ Barrett 0.4 (2021) James Harden 1.0 (2013)