James Harden vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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 17 years in the NBA, 3 more than P.J. Tucker, who played 14. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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 17 16 2009-10 to 2025-26
P.J. Tucker 14 9 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2009-102006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderToronto Raptors
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:+59+18.0+8.1+1.9+1.8+1.6+1.0+0.3-1.0-1.9+2.5+6.3+.097+1.2+3.3+2.1+2.4+.237
P.J. Tucker 17 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Season 2

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2010-112012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhoenix Suns
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:+3+2.5+5.8+1.2+0.2+1.3+0.7+0.3+0.1-0.5-0.7+0.9+2.7+.037+1.1+3.1+.035+2.7+3.1+.099
P.J. Tucker 79 24.2 6.4 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 5.6 .473 0.3 0.9 .314 0.8 1.1 .744
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2011-122013-14
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhoenix Suns
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:+19+0.7+7.4+1.5+0.9+2.4+2.0+0.4+0.1-0.9-0.1+1.7+2.5+.060+0.9+2.3+.003+3.1+3.5+.070
P.J. Tucker 81 30.7 9.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 7.6 .431 0.9 2.4 .387 1.9 2.5 .776
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2012-132014-15
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
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:+7.7+16.8+0.7+0.9+1.5+4.2+0.4+0.2-2.6+4.2+9.5+1.2+3.0+.023+7.3+8.4+.124
P.J. Tucker 78 30.6 9.1 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.3 7.6 .438 1.1 3.2 .345 1.3 1.8 .727
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2013-142015-16
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
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:+9+7.0+17.4+1.2+0.3+1.5+3.9+0.3+0.2-2.2-0.1+4.6+9.4+.045+1.6+4.1+.036+6.6+7.4+.120
P.J. Tucker 82 31.0 8.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 2.2 1.3 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.9 7.1 .411 0.8 2.5 .330 1.3 1.7 .746
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2014-152016-17
Team Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsRaptors 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:+9.2+20.7+0.5+0.3+0.1+5.8+0.5+0.5-3.2-0.2+5.5+12.1+.027+1.7+4.5+.018+7.9+9.1+.094
P.J. Tucker 81 27.6 6.7 1.4 4.4 5.8 1.2 1.4 0.2 0.8 2.4 2.5 6.0 .413 0.9 2.4 .357 0.9 1.1 .774
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:+7+12.3+22.2+0.8+0.8+6.4+1.0+0.1-3.7-0.2+5.8+12.4+.072+1.5+3.5+.062+9.1+9.7+.291
P.J. Tucker 10 25.1 5.0 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.7 1.8 4.9 .367 0.9 2.8 .321 0.5 0.8 .625

Season 7

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+10.3+22.9+0.3+0.9+0.5+6.6+0.7+0.3-3.7-0.3+6.6+14.3+.049+1.5+4.2+.012+8.3+9.5+.143
P.J. Tucker 82 27.8 6.1 1.1 4.4 5.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.4 .390 1.4 3.8 .371 0.5 0.7 .717
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:+12+5.1+17.7+1.4+1.3+6.3+1.8+0.6-4.4-0.1+5.1+13.6+.071+0.5+4.0+.157+6.9+7.9+.177
P.J. Tucker 17 33.5 8.9 1.4 5.2 6.5 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.7 3.1 6.4 .481 2.1 4.4 .467 0.7 1.1 .667

Season 8

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+1+2.2+21.8+0.3+2.6+2.3+10.0+0.1-4.9-0.4+5.8+12.5+.044+1.4+4.6+.030+8.7+10.2+.152
P.J. Tucker 82 34.2 7.3 1.5 4.4 5.8 1.2 1.6 0.5 0.8 3.1 2.5 6.4 .396 1.8 4.7 .377 0.5 0.7 .695
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:+1.7+17.1+1.1+0.9+2.0+6.8+0.2+0.2-4.7-0.7+4.6+11.8+.042+0.5+5.3+.178+7.5+8.4+.052
P.J. Tucker 11 38.7 11.4 1.7 5.7 7.5 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.2 3.6 8.0 .455 2.4 5.2 .456 1.7 2.1 .826

Season 9

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+1.1+23.5+1.0+0.3+1.2+7.2+0.7+0.2-3.4-0.9+6.5+14.2+.034+2.2+5.8+.009+8.2+9.4+.045
P.J. Tucker 72 34.3 6.9 1.6 5.1 6.6 1.6 1.1 0.5 1.0 3.2 2.5 5.9 .415 1.5 4.2 .358 0.5 0.7 .813
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:+5+2.0+20.7+1.1+0.9+2.0+5.3+1.1+0.3-2.8-1.2+6.4+15.3+.012+1.0+4.6+.074+6.9+7.8
P.J. Tucker 12 34.5 7.9 1.9 5.3 7.2 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 3.9 2.9 7.3 .398 2.1 5.6 .373 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Houston RocketsHouston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+26+10.7+32.4+0.2+2.9+2.7+6.3+1.2+0.3-4.2-0.7+9.5+21.1+.069+4.0+10.9+.032+9.3+10.5+.129
P.J. Tucker 52 26.1 3.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.4 1.3 3.4 .373 0.8 2.3 .336 0.4 0.5 .750
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+8.9+27.3+1.3+3.3+2.0+5.5+1.2+0.8-4.2-0.4+8.2+19.7+.025+3.6+9.9+.028+7.4+8.7+.087
P.J. Tucker 23 29.6 4.3 2.1 2.7 4.8 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.4 3.3 1.7 4.3 .388 0.8 2.6 .322 0.1 0.2 .750

Season 11

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+3+8.6+26.7+0.4+1.5+1.1+5.4+1.0+0.7-3.6-1.0+7.0+16.3+.040+3.3+9.7+.060+9.6+10.9+.127
P.J. Tucker 71 27.9 7.6 1.4 4.0 5.5 2.1 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 2.9 6.0 .484 1.1 2.7 .415 0.6 0.9 .738
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:+6+9.0+21.7+0.9+0.9+0.1+5.9+0.7+0.5-3.1-0.8+6.1+12.9+.017+2.0+7.0+.118+7.6+8.8+.157
P.J. Tucker 18 28.3 7.9 1.9 3.7 5.7 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 2.8 3.0 6.1 .495 1.3 2.8 .451 0.6 0.9 .688

Season 12

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Houston Rockets, Brooklyn NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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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+11.0+21.1+0.5+4.4+4.0+10.0+0.7+0.6-3.4-0.1+6.5+13.7+.039+2.1+5.7+.031+6.0+7.0+.035
P.J. Tucker 75 25.6 3.5 1.3 2.7 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 2.4 1.3 3.0 .427 0.7 1.9 .393 0.3 0.3 .826
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:+2+9.1+15.3+0.8+2.7+1.8+7.1+0.5+0.4-2.4-0.1+4.0+7.4+.099+1.4+3.7+.014+6.0+6.6+.236
P.J. Tucker 11 26.7 4.9 1.6 2.9 4.5 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.5 2.5 1.7 4.6 .373 1.3 3.6 .350 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 13

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+34+21.5+20.3+0.1+5.0+5.0+9.8+0.8+0.4-4.1-0.7+5.7+13.7+.050+1.9+5.8+.041+7.1+8.1+.123
P.J. Tucker 31 15.7 1.7 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.6 1.6 .360 0.4 1.1 .371 0.1 0.1 1.000
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
difference:+10+24.4+13.1+0.6+4.8+4.2+8.6+0.8+0.7-2.7-0.6+3.3+10.2+.262+0.8+4.3+.382+5.6+6.3
P.J. Tucker 2 15.5 5.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.0 3.0 .667 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

James Harden P.J. Tucker
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+55+17.5+18.0+0.6+4.1+3.4+10.7+0.9+0.2-3.1-0.8+5.4+12.2+.012+1.8+5.2+.115+5.4+6.2
P.J. Tucker 3 19.3 3.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.7 1.0 2.3 .429 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
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:+10+34.8+20.3+0.5+5.6+6.2+8.3+1.8+0.4-3.2-1.5+6.5+16.6+2.8+7.5+4.4+5.0
P.J. Tucker 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Additional Years

* James Harden played 3 seasons more than P.J. Tucker in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2024 to 2026—James Harden played in two Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over P.J. Tucker, James Harden got these achievements:

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