James Harden vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht 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 / Games against each other

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 17 years in the NBA, 15 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Dalton Knecht 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 17 16 2009-10 to 2025-26
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
James Harden Dalton Knecht
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+3.7+0.8+0.1+0.3+0.4+1.0+0.8+0.2-0.9-1.4+0.2+0.5+.058+0.4+1.1+.001+1.8+2.1+.046
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+18.0+5.2+0.8+1.8+1.0+1.8+1.0+0.2-0.5-2.3+1.0+2.7+.013+0.5+0.7+.125+2.7+3.2
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
James Harden Dalton Knecht
Season 2010-112025-26
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+75+8.0+5.2+0.2+1.2+1.4+1.5+0.5+0.3-0.6-0.9+0.7+1.9+.008+0.7+0.4+.149+2.9+3.5+.043
Dalton Knecht 7 18.7 7.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.9 6.4 .444 0.7 3.6 .200 0.6 0.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dalton Knecht DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* James Harden played 15 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 17, from 2012 to 2026—James Harden played in 14 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Dalton Knecht, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 6 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
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