James Harden vs. Alex Sarr Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Sarr and James Harden, 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.
James Harden played 16 years in the NBA, 15 more than Alex Sarr, who played 1. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Alex Sarr had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 achievements, 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 |
| James Harden | 16 | 16 | 2009-10 to 2024-25 |
| Alex Sarr | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| James Harden | Alex Sarr | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Washington Wizards |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +4.2 | +3.1 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.2 | -0.3 | -0.4 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +.009 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +.067 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +.129 |
| Alex Sarr | 67 | 27.1 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 12.4 | .394 | 1.6 | 5.1 | .308 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .679 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| Alex Sarr | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* James Harden played 15 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 2011 to 2025—James Harden played in 15 Playoffs. In those 15 extra years over Alex Sarr, James Harden got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Sixth Man of the Year 3 Scoring Leader 2 Assists Leader 11 All-Star Game |