David Burns vs. James Harden Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Harden and David Burns, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
David Burns played 1 years in the NBA, 14 less than James Harden, who played 15. David Burns had his first NBA Season in 1981-82, while James Harden had his rookie season in 2009-10. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
David Burns |
1 |
0 |
1981-82 |
James Harden |
15 |
15 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
9 |
9.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.438 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.600 |
James Harden |
76 |
22.9 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
.403 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.375 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.808 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
6 |
20.0 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.387 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.842 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
82 |
26.7 |
12.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.349 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.843 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
17 |
31.6 |
13.0 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
.475 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.303 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.825 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
62 |
31.4 |
16.8 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
10.1 |
.491 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.390 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.846 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
20 |
31.5 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
10.7 |
.435 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
.410 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
.857 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
78 |
38.3 |
25.9 |
0.8 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
.438 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
.368 |
8.6 |
10.2 |
.851 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
6 |
40.5 |
26.3 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
19.2 |
.391 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.341 |
8.8 |
11.0 |
.803 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
73 |
38.0 |
25.4 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.456 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.366 |
7.9 |
9.1 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
6 |
43.8 |
26.8 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
22.2 |
.376 |
2.7 |
9.0 |
.296 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
.900 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
81 |
36.8 |
27.4 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
18.1 |
.440 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.375 |
8.8 |
10.2 |
.868 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
17 |
37.4 |
27.2 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
17.3 |
.439 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
.383 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
.916 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
82 |
38.1 |
29.0 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
19.7 |
.439 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
.359 |
8.8 |
10.2 |
.860 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
5 |
38.6 |
26.6 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.410 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
.310 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
.844 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
81 |
36.4 |
29.1 |
1.2 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
11.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
18.9 |
.440 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
.347 |
9.2 |
10.9 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
11 |
37.0 |
28.5 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
19.8 |
.413 |
2.9 |
10.5 |
.278 |
9.2 |
10.5 |
.878 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
72 |
35.4 |
30.4 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
9.0 |
20.1 |
.449 |
3.7 |
10.0 |
.367 |
8.7 |
10.1 |
.858 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
17 |
36.5 |
28.6 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
9.3 |
22.6 |
.410 |
3.1 |
10.2 |
.299 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
.887 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
78 |
36.8 |
36.1 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
3.1 |
10.8 |
24.5 |
.442 |
4.8 |
13.2 |
.368 |
9.7 |
11.0 |
.879 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
11 |
38.5 |
31.6 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
9.9 |
24.0 |
.413 |
4.4 |
12.5 |
.350 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
.837 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
68 |
36.5 |
34.3 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
9.9 |
22.3 |
.444 |
4.4 |
12.4 |
.355 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
12 |
37.3 |
29.6 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
7.7 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
9.1 |
19.0 |
.478 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
.333 |
8.2 |
9.7 |
.845 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
44 |
36.6 |
24.6 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.466 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
.362 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
9 |
35.8 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
12.0 |
.472 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
.903 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
65 |
37.2 |
22.0 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
15.3 |
.410 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
.330 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
.877 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
12 |
39.9 |
18.6 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
13.2 |
.405 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.368 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
.893 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
58 |
36.8 |
21.0 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
10.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
14.5 |
.441 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
.385 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
.867 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
11 |
38.8 |
20.3 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
16.6 |
.393 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
.378 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.873 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
72 |
34.3 |
16.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.428 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
.381 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
David Burns |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
James Harden |
6 |
40.3 |
21.2 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
14.8 |
.449 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
.383 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
.906 |