James Harden vs. Byron Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Byron Scott 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 15 years in the NBA, 1 more than Byron Scott, who played 14. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Byron Scott had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
James Harden 15 15 2009-10 to 2023-24
Byron Scott 14 13 1983-84 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2009-101983-84
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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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
Byron Scott 74 22.1 10.6 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.3 1.6 2.4 4.5 9.3 .484 0.1 0.5 .235 1.5 1.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
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
Byron Scott 20 20.2 8.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.0 3.7 8.1 .460 0.1 0.5 .200 1.1 1.8 .600

Season 2
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2010-111984-85
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 81 28.5 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.4 6.7 12.4 .539 0.3 0.7 .433 2.3 2.8 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 19 30.8 16.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 0.2 1.3 2.5 7.3 14.1 .517 0.5 1.1 .476 1.8 2.3 .795

Season 3
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2011-121985-86
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 76 28.8 15.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.7 13.0 .513 0.3 0.8 .361 1.8 2.3 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 14 33.6 16.0 1.1 2.9 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.7 6.4 12.9 .497 0.4 1.2 .353 2.7 3.0 .905

Season 4
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2012-131986-87
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 82 33.3 17.0 0.8 2.7 3.5 3.4 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.0 6.8 13.8 .489 0.8 1.8 .436 2.7 3.1 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 18 33.8 14.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.9 5.7 11.7 .490 0.4 1.9 .206 2.9 3.7 .791

Season 5
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2013-141987-88
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 81 37.6 21.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 2.0 2.5 8.8 16.6 .527 0.8 2.2 .346 3.4 3.9 .858
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 24 37.4 19.6 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.7 7.4 14.9 .499 1.0 2.3 .436 3.8 4.3 .865

Season 6
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2014-151988-89
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 74 35.2 19.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.1 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 7.9 16.2 .491 1.0 2.6 .399 2.6 3.1 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 11 36.5 19.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.3 1.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 7.2 14.5 .494 1.4 3.5 .385 4.2 5.0 .836

Season 7
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2015-161989-90
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 77 33.7 15.5 0.7 2.5 3.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.3 6.1 13.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .423 2.1 2.7 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 9 36.1 13.4 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.6 2.2 0.3 1.4 3.6 5.4 11.8 .462 1.4 3.8 .382 1.1 1.4 .769

Season 8
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2016-171990-91
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 82 32.1 14.5 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.8 6.1 12.8 .477 0.9 2.7 .324 1.4 1.8 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 18 37.7 13.2 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.9 2.9 5.3 10.3 .511 1.1 2.1 .526 1.5 1.9 .794

Season 9
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2017-181991-92
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 82 32.7 14.9 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.6 12.3 .458 0.7 1.9 .344 3.0 3.5 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 4 37.0 18.8 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.5 11.0 .500 1.8 3.0 .583 6.0 6.8 .889

Season 10
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2018-191992-93
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 58 28.9 13.7 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.7 5.1 11.4 .449 0.8 2.3 .326 2.7 3.2 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 5 35.4 13.6 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.2 8.4 .500 1.6 3.0 .533 3.6 4.6 .783

Season 11
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2019-201993-94
Team Houston RocketsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 67 17.9 10.4 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.8 8.2 .467 0.4 1.1 .365 2.3 2.9 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 16 14.9 7.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.0 .396 0.6 1.2 .474 2.5 3.2 .784

Season 12
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2020-211994-95
Team Houston Rockets, Brooklyn NetsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 80 19.1 10.0 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.3 7.3 .455 1.0 2.5 .389 2.4 2.8 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 17 17.5 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.9 5.5 .340 0.5 2.0 .265 1.8 2.0 .882

Season 13
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2021-221995-96
Team Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ersVancouver Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 80 23.7 10.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.4 8.5 .401 0.9 2.8 .335 2.5 3.0 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 14
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2022-231996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 79 18.2 6.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 4.8 .430 0.9 2.4 .388 1.6 1.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott 8 16.6 6.4 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.1 .455 0.5 1.4 .364 2.1 2.4 .895

Season 15
James Harden Byron Scott
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
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