James Harden vs. De'Andre Hunter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Andre Hunter 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 16 years in the NBA, 10 more than De'Andre Hunter, who played 6. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while De'Andre Hunter had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
De'Andre Hunter 6 4 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
James Harden De'Andre Hunter
Season 2009-102019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+13+9.1+2.4+0.1+1.2+1.3+0.4-0.2-0.3+1.3+3.2+.007+0.5+1.5+.020+0.9+0.9+.044
De'Andre Hunter 63 32.0 12.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.8 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.9 4.4 10.8 .410 1.7 4.8 .355 1.7 2.3 .764
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
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
James Harden De'Andre Hunter
Season 2010-112020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+59+2.8+2.8+0.2+1.4+1.7+0.2+0.3+0.2-0.1+1.6+2.5+.048+0.1+0.1+.023+0.3+0.5+.016
De'Andre Hunter 23 29.5 15.0 0.7 4.0 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.8 .484 1.3 4.1 .326 3.2 3.7 .859
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
difference:+12+1.2+2.2+0.2+1.2+1.4+3.0+1.0+0.2-0.2-0.6+0.3+0.8+.075+0.2+1.3+.072+1.5+1.5+.075
De'Andre Hunter 5 30.4 10.8 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 9.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 3
James Harden De'Andre Hunter
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+1.6+3.4+0.8+0.8+2.4+0.3+0.2-0.9-0.5+0.2+0.7+.049+0.4+1.0+.011+2.6+2.9+.081
De'Andre Hunter 53 29.8 13.4 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.9 4.8 10.8 .442 1.4 3.7 .379 2.4 3.1 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+3.5+4.9+0.3+1.1+1.3+2.8+0.8+0.1-0.1-0.6+3.1+3.3+.122+0.8+1.3+.052+2.2+2.3+.057
De'Andre Hunter 5 35.0 21.2 0.4 3.4 3.8 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 14.0 .557 2.4 5.2 .462 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 4
James Harden De'Andre Hunter
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+6.6+10.5+0.1+0.5+0.7+4.4+1.3+0.2-2.6-0.7+1.8+4.8+.023+0.8+1.9+.018+6.0+7.1+.025
De'Andre Hunter 67 31.7 15.4 0.7 3.6 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.2 3.0 5.7 12.3 .461 1.5 4.3 .350 2.6 3.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3.2+9.6+0.4+1.3+1.0+3.3+1.3+0.7-3.0-0.3+1.0+5.0+.068+0.2+1.0+.027+7.5+9.3+.003
De'Andre Hunter 6 37.3 16.7 1.2 4.5 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.5 3.3 6.5 14.2 .459 2.3 6.3 .368 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 5
James Harden De'Andre Hunter
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16+8.5+9.8+0.3+0.5+0.8+4.6+0.9+0.1-2.1-0.2+2.2+4.9+.003+0.3+1.3+.019+5.0+5.7+.019
De'Andre Hunter 57 29.5 15.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 5.3 11.6 .459 2.1 5.3 .385 2.9 3.4 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
De'Andre Hunter DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
James Harden De'Andre Hunter
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+17+9.6+10.4+0.2+1.4+1.7+5.6+1.1+0.5-2.7-0.2+2.4+6.2+.030+0.1+0.8+.030+5.4+6.2+.022
De'Andre Hunter 64 27.2 17.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.4 5.6 11.9 .470 2.5 6.1 .405 3.4 4.0 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+14.3+16.2+0.1+2.1+2.1+6.5+1.1+0.3-3.6-0.8+4.2+9.4+.010+0.9+3.0+.079+6.8+7.2+.070
De'Andre Hunter 8 23.1 11.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.9 2.1 3.4 7.9 .429 1.5 3.3 .462 2.8 3.3 .846

Additional Years

* James Harden played 10 seasons more than De'Andre Hunter in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2016 to 2025—James Harden played in 10 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over De'Andre Hunter, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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