James Harden vs. Dennis Schroder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Schroder 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 4 more than Dennis Schroder, who played 12. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Dennis Schroder had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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
Dennis Schroder 12 9 2013-14 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2009-102013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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:+27+9.8+6.2+0.5+1.5+2.0+0.1+0.8+0.3-0.2-1.5+1.6+3.8+.020+1.0+2.4+.137+2.0+2.3+.134
Dennis Schroder 49 13.1 3.7 0.1 1.1 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.1 1.5 3.8 .383 0.2 0.9 .238 0.6 0.9 .674
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+16.5+5.2+0.2+1.3+1.5+1.8+1.0+0.2-0.5-1.8+1.0+4.2+.613+0.5+2.2+.625+2.7+3.2
Dennis Schroder 2 3.5 2.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2010-112014-15
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:+5+7.0+2.2+0.1+0.8+1.0+2.0+0.5+0.2-0.6-0.9+0.1+0.3+.009+0.7+2.1+.002+1.6+1.9+.016
Dennis Schroder 77 19.7 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.1 4.1 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.6 3.7 8.6 .427 0.7 1.9 .351 1.9 2.3 .827
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:+1+13.5+4.0+0.3+3.3+3.6+0.3+0.6+0.8-0.1-1.0+0.4+0.9+.089+0.9+2.4+.068+2.4+2.9+.032
Dennis Schroder 16 18.1 9.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.9 0.6 0.0 1.7 1.8 3.5 9.1 .386 0.5 2.1 .235 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 3

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2011-122015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+18+11.1+5.8+0.2+1.4+1.5+0.7+0.1+0.1-0.1-0.7+0.9+0.3+.070+0.8+1.7+.068+3.2+3.7+.055
Dennis Schroder 80 20.3 11.0 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.4 0.9 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.1 9.8 .421 1.0 3.0 .322 1.8 2.3 .791
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:+10+12.4+4.6+0.1+3.2+3.2+0.2+1.2-1.0+0.3+.017+0.4+0.4+.067+4.3+5.0+.011
Dennis Schroder 10 19.1 11.7 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.6 0.4 0.1 2.1 2.4 4.7 10.4 .452 1.2 3.5 .343 1.1 1.3 .846

Season 4

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2012-132016-17
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:+1+6.8+8.0+0.3+1.5+1.8+0.5+0.9+0.3-0.5-0.4+0.6+1.7+.013+1.0+2.5+.028+5.8+7.0+.004
Dennis Schroder 79 31.5 17.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.3 0.9 0.2 3.3 1.9 6.9 15.4 .451 1.3 3.7 .340 2.8 3.2 .855
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:+5.3+1.6+0.1+4.1+4.4+3.2+1.0+1.0-2.8-0.2+0.8+0.9+.064+0.3+0.6+.084+3.6+4.8+.035
Dennis Schroder 6 35.2 24.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 7.7 1.0 0.0 1.7 3.2 8.3 18.3 .455 2.8 6.7 .425 5.2 6.2 .838

Season 5

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2013-142017-18
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:+6+7.0+6.0+0.1+1.5+1.6+0.1+0.5+0.3-0.9-0.2+0.6+.020+1.3+2.7+.076+4.5+5.1+.017
Dennis Schroder 67 31.0 19.4 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.2 7.5 17.1 .436 1.1 3.9 .290 3.4 4.0 .849
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
Dennis Schroder DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+7.5+11.9+0.4+1.6+2.1+2.9+1.1+0.5-1.8-0.2+2.2+4.1+.026+1.0+2.3+.034+6.4+7.3+.049
Dennis Schroder 79 29.3 15.5 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.1 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.6 4.6 .341 2.4 2.9 .819
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:+12+7.2+13.4+0.3+2.2+2.5+4.1+0.8+0.4-3.3-0.7+2.6+6.3+.016+1.2+2.3+.083+7.0+6.9+.194
Dennis Schroder 5 30.2 13.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 3.4 0.8 0.0 1.2 2.2 5.0 11.0 .455 1.2 4.0 .300 2.6 3.6 .722

Season 7

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th 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 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
difference:+17+7.3+10.1+0.5+2.0+2.5+3.5+1.0+0.4-2.0-0.6+1.7+4.9+.030+1.0+3.0+.026+5.8+6.6+.021
Dennis Schroder 65 30.8 18.9 0.3 3.3 3.6 4.0 0.7 0.2 2.6 2.2 7.0 14.8 .469 1.9 5.0 .385 3.0 3.6 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+6.2+9.3+1.1+0.4+1.5+4.0+1.8+0.1-2.8-0.5+1.9+4.4+.006+0.7+2.0+.021+4.7+5.4+.044
Dennis Schroder 7 32.4 17.3 0.3 3.4 3.7 3.6 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.1 6.3 15.6 .404 1.9 6.4 .289 2.9 3.6 .800

Season 8

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2016-172020-21
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 West Conf 1st Rd
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8th 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 36.4 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
difference:+20+4.3+13.7+0.7+4.0+4.6+5.4+0.4+0.3-3.0-0.1+2.9+6.4+.003+2.0+5.8+.012+5.8+6.9+.001
Dennis Schroder 61 32.1 15.4 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.7 2.6 5.4 12.5 .437 1.2 3.5 .335 3.4 4.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+4.3+14.2+0.4+2.0+2.5+5.7+0.9+0.3-3.7-1.7+3.5+8.1+.013+1.6+6.2+.030+5.5+6.2+.032
Dennis Schroder 6 32.7 14.3 0.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.7 11.7 .400 1.3 4.3 .308 3.7 4.3 .846

Season 9

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+6.7+16.9+0.1+2.0+2.1+4.2+1.0+0.6-2.2-0.1+4.1+8.8+.018+2.4+6.1+.023+6.2+7.2+.005
Dennis Schroder 64 28.7 13.5 0.5 2.8 3.3 4.6 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 4.9 11.3 .431 1.3 3.9 .344 2.5 2.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dennis Schroder DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2018-192022-23
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 Finals
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10th 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 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
difference:+12+6.7+23.5+0.5+3.6+4.1+3.0+1.2+0.5-3.3-0.9+6.7+14.7+.027+3.7+9.8+.039+6.4+7.2+.022
Dennis Schroder 66 30.1 12.6 0.3 2.2 2.5 4.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.8 .415 1.1 3.4 .329 3.3 3.8 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+12.4+24.2+0.6+4.2+4.9+3.7+1.2+0.7-3.3-1.2+7.3+17.6+.015+3.6+10.1+.017+6.1+7.1+.016
Dennis Schroder 16 26.1 7.4 0.2 1.8 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.5 2.6 6.4 .398 0.8 2.4 .333 1.4 1.8 .821

Season 11

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Houston RocketsToronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+5.4+20.3+0.5+3.0+3.6+1.4+1.0+0.7-2.6-1.2+4.9+10.7+.009+2.7+7.8+.020+8.0+9.1+.029
Dennis Schroder 80 31.1 14.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 6.1 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.0 11.6 .435 1.7 4.6 .375 2.2 2.7 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dennis Schroder DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

James Harden Dennis Schroder
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Houston Rockets, Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+31+8.5+11.5+0.4+4.8+5.3+5.4+0.3+0.6-2.1-0.1+3.3+5.7+.060+1.1+2.7+.020+3.9+4.4+.023
Dennis Schroder 75 28.1 13.1 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.4 0.9 0.2 1.9 2.4 4.5 11.0 .406 1.7 4.9 .342 2.4 2.9 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+8.5+7.7+0.1+3.9+4.0+4.9+0.5+0.5-1.7-0.6+1.4+3.2+.019+1.0+3.8+.112+4.0+4.2+.090
Dennis Schroder 6 27.3 12.5 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.0 4.3 8.8 .491 1.7 3.5 .476 2.2 2.7 .813

Additional Years

* James Harden played 4 seasons more than Dennis Schroder in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 16, from 2022 to 2025—James Harden played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Dennis Schroder, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game