James Harden vs. Lamar Odom Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lamar Odom 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, 2 more than Lamar Odom, who played 14. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Lamar Odom had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Lamar Odom 14 8 1999-00 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2009-101999-00
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+13.5+6.7+1.5+3.1+4.6+2.4+0.1+1.0-2.0-1.2+2.8+5.9+.035+0.4+1.1+.015+1.4+2.3+.089
Lamar Odom 76 36.4 16.6 2.1 5.7 7.8 4.2 1.2 1.3 3.4 3.8 5.9 13.5 .438 0.8 2.2 .360 4.0 5.5 .719
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2010-112000-01
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Clippers
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:+6+10.6+5.0+0.9+3.7+4.7+3.1+0.1+1.3-2.2-0.6+2.7+5.5+.024+0.3+0.7+.033+0.1+0.9+.164
Lamar Odom 76 37.3 17.2 1.4 6.3 7.8 5.2 1.0 1.6 3.5 3.1 6.3 13.8 .460 1.1 3.3 .316 3.4 5.1 .679
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2011-122001-02
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Clippers
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:+33+3.0+3.7+0.6+1.4+2.0+2.2+0.2+1.0-1.1-0.7+0.2+2.3+.072+1.2+1.8+.200+2.9+2.8+.190
Lamar Odom 29 34.4 13.1 1.1 5.0 6.1 5.9 0.8 1.2 3.3 3.1 5.2 12.4 .419 0.6 2.9 .190 2.1 3.2 .656
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2012-132002-03
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Clippers
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:+29+4.0+11.3+0.4+1.3+1.8+2.2+0.9+0.3-0.9-1.4+2.0+4.6+.001+1.4+3.6+.042+5.8+6.6+.074
Lamar Odom 49 34.3 14.6 1.2 5.4 6.7 3.6 0.9 0.8 2.9 3.7 5.5 12.5 .439 0.9 2.6 .326 2.8 3.6 .777
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2013-142003-04
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+7+0.5+8.3+1.2+3.8+5.0+2.0+0.5+0.5-0.6-1.0+1.4+2.4+.026+1.6+4.0+.068+3.6+3.4+.124
Lamar Odom 80 37.5 17.1 2.0 7.7 9.7 4.1 1.1 0.9 3.0 3.4 6.1 14.1 .430 0.8 2.6 .298 4.3 5.7 .742
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
difference:+7+4.6+10.0+1.7+2.0+3.6+3.0+0.8+0.6-0.3-1.0+2.1+8.2+.069+2.1+7.0+.012+3.7+2.8+.219
Lamar Odom 13 39.2 16.8 2.5 5.8 8.3 2.8 1.2 0.8 3.2 4.5 6.2 14.0 .445 0.6 2.0 .308 3.8 5.5 .681

Season 6

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2014-152004-05
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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+0.5+12.2+1.2+3.4+4.5+3.3+1.2+0.3-1.5-0.7+2.3+6.0+.033+2.0+5.1+.067+5.6+5.5+.173
Lamar Odom 64 36.3 15.2 2.1 8.1 10.2 3.7 0.7 1.0 2.5 3.3 5.7 12.1 .473 0.6 1.8 .308 3.2 4.7 .695
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
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2015-162005-06
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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:+2+2.2+14.2+1.5+1.7+3.1+2.0+0.8+0.2-1.9-0.4+3.1+8.1+.042+1.9+5.3+.013+6.1+6.3+.170
Lamar Odom 80 40.3 14.8 2.3 7.0 9.2 5.5 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.2 5.6 11.6 .481 1.0 2.7 .372 2.7 3.9 .690
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+6.3+7.5+0.7+5.1+5.8+2.7+2.0+0.9-1.9-0.7+1.2+5.9+.085+1.7+4.1+.110+3.3+2.6+.177
Lamar Odom 7 44.9 19.1 2.1 8.9 11.0 4.9 0.4 1.1 3.3 3.3 7.0 14.1 .495 0.9 4.3 .200 4.3 6.4 .667

Season 8

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2016-172006-07
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:+25+2.9+13.2+0.6+0.9+1.7+6.4+0.6+0.1-2.8-0.6+2.6+6.7+.028+2.2+6.0+.050+5.7+5.8+.147
Lamar Odom 56 39.3 15.9 1.8 7.9 9.8 4.8 0.9 0.6 2.9 3.3 5.7 12.2 .468 1.0 3.3 .297 3.5 5.1 .700
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:+6+1.4+9.1+3.4+4.2+7.5+6.3+1.5+0.7-3.4-0.5+2.8+.069+2.3+8.3+.005+6.8+5.7+.378
Lamar Odom 5 38.4 19.4 4.0 9.0 13.0 2.2 0.4 1.2 2.0 3.4 8.2 17.0 .482 0.6 2.2 .273 2.4 4.8 .500

Season 9

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2017-182007-08
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost NBA Finals
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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:+5+2.5+16.2+2.0+3.3+5.2+5.3+0.8+0.2-2.4-0.6+3.6+9.8+.076+3.3+8.5+.093+5.7+5.8+.160
Lamar Odom 77 37.9 14.2 2.6 8.1 10.6 3.5 1.0 0.9 2.0 2.9 5.4 10.3 .525 0.4 1.5 .274 3.0 4.3 .698
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
difference:+4+0.9+14.3+1.4+3.3+4.8+3.8+1.5+0.7-1.6-0.7+4.2+12.2+.081+3.0+9.7+.026+2.9+1.8+.226
Lamar Odom 21 37.4 14.3 2.2 7.7 10.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.2 3.4 5.1 10.4 .491 0.1 0.5 .273 4.0 6.0 .661

Season 10

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2018-192008-09
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
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:+7.1+24.8+1.5+0.1+1.6+4.9+1.0+0.6-3.2-0.1+6.4+15.5+.050+4.4+11.9+.048+7.6+7.7+.256
Lamar Odom 78 29.7 11.3 2.3 5.9 8.2 2.6 1.0 1.3 1.8 3.0 4.4 9.0 .492 0.4 1.3 .320 2.1 3.3 .623
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:+12+6.5+19.3+2.0+0.3+2.3+4.8+1.5+0.4-2.9-0.4+5.2+15.0+.111+3.6+11.0+.164+5.4+5.4+.224
Lamar Odom 23 32.0 12.3 2.8 6.3 9.1 1.8 0.7 1.3 1.7 3.3 4.7 9.0 .524 0.8 1.5 .514 2.1 3.5 .613

Season 11

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Houston RocketsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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:+14+5.0+23.5+1.2+2.0+3.2+4.2+0.9+0.2-2.7-0.5+5.7+13.3+.019+3.7+10.2+.036+8.5+9.3+.172
Lamar Odom 82 31.5 10.8 2.2 7.5 9.8 3.3 0.9 0.7 1.8 2.8 4.2 9.0 .463 0.7 2.2 .319 1.7 2.5 .693
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
difference:+11+8.3+19.9+1.6+1.4+3.0+5.7+0.8+0.1-2.6-0.1+5.1+10.6+.009+2.9+8.0+.089+6.9+7.5+.245
Lamar Odom 23 29.0 9.7 2.6 6.0 8.6 2.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.7 4.0 8.4 .469 0.4 1.8 .244 1.3 2.2 .600

Season 12

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Houston Rockets, Brooklyn NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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:+38+4.4+10.2+1.3+0.6+0.8+7.8+0.6+0.1-2.3-0.1+2.0+5.8+.064+2.0+5.4+.020+4.3+4.3+.186
Lamar Odom 82 32.2 14.4 2.1 6.5 8.7 3.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.8 10.9 .530 0.8 2.2 .382 2.0 3.0 .675
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:+1+7.2+8.1+0.5+0.4+0.2+6.5+1.5+0.3-1.4-0.1+1.2+2.2+.013+2.3+5.3+.164+3.5+3.1+.192
Lamar Odom 10 28.6 12.1 1.3 5.2 6.5 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.5 2.5 4.5 9.8 .459 0.4 2.0 .200 2.7 3.8 .711

Season 13

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
James Harden 65 37.2 22.0 0.8 6.8 7.7 10.3 1.3 0.6 4.4 2.4 6.3 15.3 .410 2.3 6.9 .330 7.2 8.2 .877
difference:+15+16.7+15.4+0.1+3.4+3.5+8.6+0.9+0.2-3.4-0.5+3.8+8.3+.058+1.7+4.7+.078+6.0+6.2+.285
Lamar Odom 50 20.5 6.6 0.7 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 2.5 7.0 .352 0.6 2.2 .252 1.2 2.0 .592
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
James Harden 12 39.9 18.6 0.9 4.8 5.7 8.6 0.8 0.7 4.2 2.4 5.3 13.2 .405 2.3 6.3 .368 5.6 6.3 .893
Lamar Odom DNP------ --- ----------

Season 14

James Harden Lamar Odom
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
James Harden 58 36.8 21.0 0.7 5.4 6.1 10.7 1.2 0.5 3.4 1.9 6.4 14.5 .441 2.8 7.2 .385 5.4 6.2 .867
difference:+24+17.1+17.0+0.7+1.0+0.2+9.0+0.4+0.2-2.4-0.7+4.6+10.0+.042+2.6+6.1+.185+5.2+5.7+.391
Lamar Odom 82 19.7 4.0 1.4 4.4 5.9 1.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 2.6 1.8 4.5 .399 0.2 1.1 .200 0.2 0.5 .476
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
James Harden 11 38.8 20.3 0.5 5.6 6.2 8.3 1.8 0.4 3.2 2.5 6.5 16.6 .393 2.8 7.5 .378 4.4 5.0 .873
difference:+5+21.0+15.3+0.2+2.4+2.4+6.5+1.0+0.4-1.5-0.2+4.7+11.6+.026+2.0+5.2+.021+3.9+4.0+.373
Lamar Odom 6 17.8 5.0 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.7 1.8 5.0 .367 0.8 2.3 .357 0.5 1.0 .500

Additional Years

* James Harden played 2 seasons more than Lamar Odom in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2024 to 2025—James Harden played in two Playoffs.

In those 2 extra years over Lamar Odom, James Harden got these achievements:

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