James Harden vs. Evan Mobley Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Mobley 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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, 12 more than Evan Mobley, who played 4. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Evan Mobley had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Evan Mobley | 4 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| James Harden | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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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: | +7 | +10.9 | +5.1 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +5.1 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +1.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +3.0 | +4.4 | +.105 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.125 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.145 |
| Evan Mobley | 69 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.0 | .508 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .663 |
| 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 |
| Evan Mobley | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| James Harden | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2010-11 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Defensive First Team |
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf Finals | Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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2nd 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 | 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: | +3 | +7.7 | +4.0 | +1.9 | +4.0 | +5.9 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +1.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +3.0 | +3.7 | +.118 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +.133 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +.169 |
| Evan Mobley | 79 | 34.4 | 16.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 12.0 | .554 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .216 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .674 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +12 | +6.0 | +3.2 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +4.6 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.017 | +1.4 | +4.3 | +.303 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +.200 |
| Evan Mobley | 5 | 37.6 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 9.6 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .625 |
Season 3 |
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| James Harden | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | Sixth Man of the Year | - |
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost NBA Finals | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis |
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3rd 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 | 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: | +12 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +5.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +1.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +.089 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +.017 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +.127 |
| Evan Mobley | 50 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 11.0 | .580 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .373 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .719 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.7 | +0.3 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +4.2 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +2.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +.120 | +1.2 | +2.4 | +.132 | +3.3 | +3.3 | +.163 |
| Evan Mobley | 12 | 35.2 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 12.2 | .555 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .278 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .694 |
Season 4 |
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| James Harden | Evan Mobley | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| All-NBA Third Team | - | |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| - | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis |
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4th 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 | 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: | +7 | +7.8 | +7.4 | +1.5 | +2.9 | +4.4 | +2.6 | +0.9 | +1.1 | -1.8 | -0.3 | +0.4 | +4.3 | +.119 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +.002 | +5.5 | +5.9 | +.126 |
| Evan Mobley | 71 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 12.8 | .557 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .370 | 3.1 | 4.3 | .725 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +2 | +8.4 | +9.2 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +2.9 | +0.9 | -3.1 | -1.7 | +1.1 | +8.3 | +.195 | +0.7 | +3.4 | +.111 | +6.2 | +7.9 | +.037 | |
| Evan Mobley | 8 | 32.1 | 17.1 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 10.9 | .586 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .452 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .840 |
Additional Years |
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* James Harden played 12 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2014 to 2025—James Harden played in 12 Playoffs. In those 12 extra years over Evan Mobley, James Harden got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 Scoring Leader 2 Assists Leader 10 All-Star Game |