James Harden vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson 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, 12 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 4. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Jalen Johnson 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
Jalen Johnson 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
James Harden Jalen Johnson
Season 2009-102021-22
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:+54+17.4+7.5+0.5+1.5+2.0+1.7+1.0+0.2-1.0-2.2+2.1+5.7+.134+1.1+2.7+.144+2.4+2.9+.094
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
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+15.5+7.7+0.2+2.3+2.5+1.8+1.0+0.2-2.3+2.0+3.7+.387+1.0+2.2+.375+2.7+3.2
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
James Harden Jalen Johnson
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 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:+12+11.8+6.6+0.2+0.7+0.9+0.9+0.6+0.2-0.7-0.9+1.3+3.7+.055+1.0+2.5+.061+2.8+3.1+.215
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
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:+11+22.3+8.7+0.3+2.6+2.9+2.3+0.7+0.8-0.8-2.0+2.2+4.2+.058+0.7+2.7+.061+3.6+4.4+.175
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
James Harden Jalen Johnson
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+6+2.3+0.8+0.8+3.8+4.6+0.1+0.2+0.6-0.4+1.4+2.4+.020+0.5+1.1+.035+3.1+3.4+.118
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
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
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
James Harden Jalen Johnson
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+42+2.6+7.0+0.9+4.2+5.1+0.8+0.2+0.5-0.9-0.4+2.0+.062+1.1+2.3+.056+6.0+6.7+.105
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
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
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* James Harden played 12 seasons more than Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 6 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 10 All-Star Game
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