James Harden vs. Shawn Kemp Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shawn Kemp 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

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 Shawn Kemp, who played 14. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Shawn Kemp had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Shawn Kemp	14	10	1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14


Rookie Season
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2009-10	1989-90
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	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:	+5	+9.1	+3.4	+1.2	+0.1	+1.1	+1.5	+0.5	+0.6	-0.1	-0.1	+0.6	+2.4	+.076	+1.2	+3.2	+.208	+1.2	+1.2	+.072
Shawn Kemp	81	13.8	6.5	1.8	2.5	4.3	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.3	2.5	2.5	5.2	.479	0.0	0.1	.167	1.4	2.0	.736

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
Shawn Kemp	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2010-11	1990-91
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals	Supersonics Lost West 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:	+1	+3.4	+2.8	+2.8	+2.5	+5.3	+0.3	+0.1	+1.2	-1.2	-1.4	+2.1	+2.9	+.072	+1.4	+3.9	+.182	+0.1	+1.2	+.182
Shawn Kemp	81	30.1	15.0	3.3	5.1	8.4	1.8	1.0	1.5	2.5	3.9	5.7	11.2	.508	0.0	0.1	.167	3.6	5.4	.661

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	+1.8	+0.2	+2.0	+0.2	+1.8	+2.4	+0.6		-1.6	-1.2	+0.5	+3.2	+.089	+1.4	+4.3	+.303	+0.5	+0.7	+.010
Shawn Kemp	5	29.8	13.2	2.6	4.6	7.2	1.2	0.6	0.8	3.2	4.0	4.4	11.4	.386	0.0	0.2	.000	4.4	5.4	.815


Season 3
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2011-12	1991-92
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	Thunder Lost NBA Finals	Supersonics Lost West 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:	+2	+3.1	+1.3	+3.6	+2.7	+6.3	+2.4	+0.1	+1.7	-0.2	-1.7	+0.7	+1.1	+.013	+1.8	+4.7		+0.8	+0.4	+.098
Shawn Kemp	64	28.3	15.5	4.1	6.3	10.4	1.3	1.1	1.9	2.4	4.1	5.7	11.2	.504	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.6	.748

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:	+11	+6.1	+1.1	+4.5	+2.5	+7.1	+3.0	+1.0	+1.5	-0.9	-1.2	+0.6	+0.5	+.040	+1.6	+3.9		+1.4	+2.6	+.094
Shawn Kemp	9	37.6	17.4	5.2	7.0	12.2	0.4	0.6	1.6	3.0	4.6	5.3	11.2	.475	0.0	0.0	-	6.8	8.9	.763


Season 4
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2012-13	1992-93
Team	Houston Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals

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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:		+5.2	+8.1	+2.9	+2.9	+5.8	+3.8	+0.3	+1.4	-1.0	-1.9	+0.9	+3.7	+.054	+2.3	+6.1	+.368	+4.0	+3.8	+.139
Shawn Kemp	78	33.1	17.8	3.7	7.0	10.7	2.0	1.5	1.9	2.8	4.2	6.6	13.4	.492	0.0	0.1	.000	4.6	6.4	.712

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:	+13	+5.6	+9.8	+3.4		+3.3	+1.9	+0.5	+1.1	-1.7	-1.1	+1.7	+7.9	+.121	+2.5	+7.3		+3.9	+4.9	+.006
Shawn Kemp	19	34.9	16.5	4.2	5.8	10.0	2.6	1.5	2.1	2.8	4.1	5.8	11.3	.512	0.0	0.0	-	4.9	6.1	.809


Season 5
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2013-14	1993-94
Team	Houston Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th 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	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	+5.1	+7.3	+3.1	+2.9	+6.1	+3.5	+0.2	+1.7	-0.3	-1.5	+0.8	+4.0	+.082	+2.4	+6.5	+.116	+3.3	+2.9	+.125
Shawn Kemp	79	32.9	18.1	3.9	6.8	10.8	2.6	1.8	2.1	3.3	3.9	6.7	12.5	.538	0.0	0.1	.250	4.6	6.2	.741

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+1	+2.6	+12.0	+3.2	+2.0	+5.1	+2.4		+2.2	-0.7	-0.1	+3.1	+8.2	+.005	+2.7	+9.0		+3.1	+1.7	+.233
Shawn Kemp	5	41.2	14.8	4.0	5.8	9.8	3.4	2.0	2.4	2.8	3.6	5.2	14.0	.371	0.0	0.0	-	4.4	6.6	.667


Season 6
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2014-15	1994-95
Team	Houston Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Supersonics 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	TO	PF	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:	+1	+4.1	+8.7	+3.0	+2.3	+5.2	+5.2	+0.7	+0.8	-0.8	-1.5	+1.4	+5.9	+.107	+2.6	+6.8	+.089	+3.5	+3.1	+.119
Shawn Kemp	82	32.7	18.7	3.9	7.0	10.9	1.8	1.2	1.5	3.2	4.1	6.6	12.2	.547	0.0	0.1	.286	5.3	7.1	.749

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+13	+2.6	+2.4	+3.6	+2.8	+6.3	+4.7	+0.4	+1.4	-0.7	-1.4	+0.7	+3.0	+.140	+2.1	+6.0	+.617	+1.6	+0.7	+.095
Shawn Kemp	4	40.0	24.8	4.3	7.8	12.0	2.8	2.0	1.8	3.8	4.3	8.3	14.3	.579	0.3	0.3	1.000	8.0	9.8	.821


Season 7
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2015-16	1995-96
Team	Houston Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Supersonics Lost NBA Finals

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7th 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	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:	+3	+4.8	+9.4	+2.7	+2.6	+5.3	+5.3	+0.5	+1.0	-0.6	-1.0	+2.0	+7.8	+.122	+2.8	+7.8	+.058	+2.6	+1.8	+.118
Shawn Kemp	79	33.3	19.6	3.5	7.9	11.4	2.2	1.2	1.6	4.0	3.8	6.7	11.9	.561	0.1	0.2	.417	6.2	8.4	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+15	+2.6	+5.7	+1.9	+3.3	+5.2	+6.1	+1.2	+1.8	-1.2	-1.6	+0.8	+7.1	+.160	+2.6	+8.2	+.310	+1.4	+1.2	+.049
Shawn Kemp	20	36.0	20.9	3.3	7.1	10.4	1.5	1.2	2.0	4.0	4.2	7.4	12.9	.570	0.0	0.2	.000	6.2	7.8	.795


Season 8
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2016-17	1996-97
Team	Houston Rockets	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis

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8th 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	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:		+2.4	+10.4	+2.2	+0.4	+1.9	+9.3		+0.5	-2.2	-1.3	+1.8	+6.2	+.070	+3.1	+8.9	+.017	+3.6	+3.4	+.105
Shawn Kemp	81	34.0	18.7	3.4	6.6	10.0	1.9	1.5	1.0	3.5	4.0	6.5	12.7	.510	0.1	0.4	.364	5.6	7.5	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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	+0.2	+6.9	+3.7	+3.2	+6.8	+5.5	+0.7	+0.8	-1.5	-0.7	+1.1	+5.2	+.073	+2.7	+9.7	+.078	+1.9	+1.7	+.049
Shawn Kemp	12	36.8	21.6	4.3	8.0	12.3	3.0	1.2	1.3	3.9	4.6	7.1	14.6	.486	0.2	0.8	.200	7.3	8.8	.829


Season 9
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2017-18	1997-98
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th 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	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	+0.8	+12.4	+2.1	+1.8	+3.9	+6.3	+0.4	+0.4	-1.0	-1.6	+2.5	+5.5	+.004	+3.7	+9.9	+.117	+3.6	+3.1	+.131
Shawn Kemp	80	34.6	18.0	2.7	6.6	9.3	2.5	1.4	1.1	3.4	3.9	6.5	14.6	.445	0.0	0.1	.250	5.1	7.0	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+13	+1.5	+2.6	+3.2	+1.9	+5.1	+4.8	+0.9	+0.4	-0.2	-0.3	+1.0	+4.8	+.055	+3.1	+10.2		+2.6	+3.5	+.043
Shawn Kemp	4	38.0	26.0	4.0	6.3	10.3	2.0	1.3	1.0	4.0	3.0	8.3	17.8	.465	0.0	0.0	-	9.5	11.3	.844


Season 10
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2018-19	1998-99
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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10th 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	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:	+36	+1.7	+15.6	+2.3	+0.3	+2.6	+5.1	+0.9	+0.4	-2.0	-0.7	+4.2	+10.8	+.040	+4.8	+13.2		+2.4	+1.7	+.090
Shawn Kemp	42	35.1	20.5	3.1	6.1	9.2	2.4	1.1	1.1	3.0	3.8	6.6	13.7	.482	0.0	0.0	-	7.3	9.3	.789

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Shawn Kemp	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2019-20	1999-00
Team	Houston Rockets	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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11th 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	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	+6.1	+16.5	+1.8	+0.5	+2.2	+5.8	+0.6	+0.3	-1.0	-1.2	+4.0	+8.2	+.027	+4.4	+12.3	+.022	+4.2	+4.1	+.089
Shawn Kemp	82	30.4	17.8	2.8	6.0	8.8	1.7	1.2	1.2	3.5	4.5	5.9	14.1	.417	0.0	0.1	.333	6.0	7.7	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Shawn Kemp	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2020-21	2000-01
Team	Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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12th 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	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:	+24	+20.7	+18.1	+0.1	+4.2	+4.1	+9.8	+0.5	+0.5	-2.5	-0.4	+5.3	+10.6	+.059	+2.7	+7.4	+.002	+4.8	+5.4	+.090
Shawn Kemp	68	15.9	6.5	0.9	2.9	3.8	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.5	2.7	2.5	6.1	.407	0.1	0.2	.364	1.5	1.9	.771

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Shawn Kemp	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 13
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2021-22	2001-02
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers 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	TO	PF	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:	+10	+20.8	+15.9	+0.4	+4.2	+3.9	+9.6	+0.7	+0.2	-3.3	-0.1	+4.0	+9.9	+.020	+2.3	+6.8	+.330	+5.8	+6.5	+.083
Shawn Kemp	75	16.4	6.1	1.2	2.6	3.8	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.1	2.5	2.3	5.4	.430	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	1.7	.794

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+9	+27.9	+14.9	+0.2	+2.8	+3.0	+8.6	+0.5	+0.7	-3.5	-0.3	+4.6	+10.9	+.119	+2.3	+6.3		+3.3	+3.0	+.193
Shawn Kemp	3	12.0	3.7	0.7	2.0	2.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.7	2.7	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.3	.700


Season 14
	James Harden	Shawn Kemp
Season	2022-23	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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14th 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	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:	+21	+16.1	+14.2	+1.2	+1.6	+0.4	+10.0	+0.4	+0.1	-2.1	-1.1	+3.7	+8.1	+.023	+2.8	+7.2		+3.9	+4.2	+.125
Shawn Kemp	79	20.7	6.8	1.9	3.8	5.7	0.7	0.8	0.4	1.3	3.0	2.7	6.4	.418	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.0	.742

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+4	+28.4	+17.3	+0.4	+3.6	+4.1	+8.3	+1.8	+0.4	-2.6	-0.6	+5.4	+13.6	+.012	+2.8	+7.5		+3.7	+4.1	+.040
Shawn Kemp	7	10.4	3.0	0.1	2.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.9	1.1	3.0	.381	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	0.9	.833


Additional Years
* James Harden played 3 seasons more than Shawn Kemp 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 Shawn Kemp, James Harden got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game

James Harden vs. Shawn Kemp Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shawn Kemp 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.

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Rookie Season

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Season 5

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Season 6

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Season 8

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Season 10

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Season 11

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Season 12

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Season 13

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Season 14

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