James Harden vs. Terry Rozier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Terry Rozier 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, 6 more than Terry Rozier, who played 10. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Terry Rozier had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Terry Rozier 10 4 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2009-102015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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:+37+14.9+8.1+1.6+1.6+0.9+0.9+0.3-0.9-2.0+2.4+4.9+.129+1.0+2.6+.153+2.4+2.9+.008
Terry Rozier 39 8.0 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.7 .274 0.2 0.7 .222 0.2 0.3 .800
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:+1+0.2+2.9+0.4+0.5+0.9+0.6+0.8+0.4-0.1-1.3+0.2+0.6+.004+0.2+0.5+.011+2.3+2.8+.158
Terry Rozier 5 19.8 4.8 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.6 .391 0.8 2.2 .364 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 2

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2010-112016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+8+9.6+6.7+0.1+0.3+0.5+0.2-0.7-1.6+1.6+2.7+.069+0.6+1.6+.031+2.8+3.3+.070
Terry Rozier 74 17.1 5.5 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.0 5.6 .367 0.8 2.4 .318 0.7 0.9 .773
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:+15.3+7.4+0.1+2.9+2.8+1.7+0.6+0.6-1.0-1.6+2.0+3.4+.073+0.6+2.3+.065+3.0+3.5+.025
Terry Rozier 17 16.3 5.6 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.9 4.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .368 0.9 1.2 .800

Season 3

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2011-122017-18
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+18+5.5+5.5+0.3+0.3+0.6+0.8-1.2-0.9+1.0+0.1+.096+0.1+0.3+.009+3.6+4.1+.074
Terry Rozier 80 25.9 11.3 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.9 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.5 4.0 10.0 .395 1.9 5.0 .381 1.4 1.9 .772
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
difference:+1+5.1+0.2+0.3+0.3+0.2+2.3+0.3+0.2-0.9-1.4+1.0+3.3+.029+1.1+3.8+.063+3.0+3.4+.036
Terry Rozier 19 36.6 16.5 0.4 4.8 5.3 5.7 1.3 0.3 1.2 2.0 5.7 14.0 .406 2.7 7.7 .347 2.4 2.9 .821

Season 4

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Houston RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+1+15.6+16.9+0.4+0.6+1.0+2.9+0.9+0.2-2.9-1.0+4.2+8.7+.051+0.8+1.9+.015+7.7+9.0+.066
Terry Rozier 79 22.7 9.0 0.4 3.5 3.9 2.9 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.3 3.3 8.4 .387 1.5 4.3 .353 0.9 1.2 .785
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
difference:+3+22.5+19.9+0.4+1.9+2.4+2.6+1.6+0.8-3.4-1.3+5.4+12.6+.069+1.6+3.5+.106+7.5+9.2+.053
Terry Rozier 9 18.0 6.4 0.4 3.9 4.3 1.9 0.4 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.1 6.6 .322 0.9 3.8 .235 1.3 1.8 .750

Season 5

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
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:+10+3.7+7.4+0.3+0.3+2.0+0.6+0.2-1.4-0.4+1.2+1.6+.033+0.3+0.1+.041+5.3+6.1+.008
Terry Rozier 63 34.3 18.0 0.8 3.6 4.4 4.1 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.0 6.3 14.9 .423 2.7 6.7 .407 2.6 3.0 .874
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
Terry Rozier DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
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:+12+2.3+7.0+0.2+1.0+1.3+2.8+0.6+0.3-2.1-0.9+0.6+1.7+.010+0.6+1.4+.014+6.4+7.3+.051
Terry Rozier 69 34.5 20.4 0.7 3.7 4.4 4.2 1.3 0.4 1.9 1.7 7.4 16.4 .450 3.2 8.3 .389 2.4 2.9 .817
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
Terry Rozier DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+9+4.4+9.7+1.8+1.8+3.0+0.4+0.3-3.3-1.2+1.6+3.7+.005+0.1+0.1+.015+6.7+7.8+.008
Terry Rozier 73 33.7 19.3 0.8 3.5 4.3 4.5 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 7.1 16.0 .444 3.0 8.1 .374 2.1 2.4 .852
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
Terry Rozier DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+18+1.1+8.0+0.4+3.7+4.0+6.1+0.3+0.2-3.6-0.8+0.5+.025+0.6+1.3+.020+6.4+7.4+.038
Terry Rozier 63 35.3 21.1 0.8 3.3 4.1 5.1 1.2 0.3 2.1 1.9 7.8 18.9 .415 2.6 8.0 .327 2.8 3.5 .809
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
Terry Rozier DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Houston RocketsCharlotte Hornets, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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:+11+2.0+10.6+1.3+1.4+3.2+0.8+0.4-2.7-0.6+1.8+3.7+.006+1.3+3.3+.004+5.9+6.9+.011
Terry Rozier 61 33.4 19.8 0.6 3.5 4.0 5.6 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.7 7.2 16.4 .443 2.4 6.7 .363 2.8 3.2 .869
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
Terry Rozier DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

James Harden Terry Rozier
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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:+14+10.9+25.5+0.1+2.8+2.9+4.9+1.4+0.5-3.8-2.0+6.9+14.6+.051+3.4+8.4+.073+8.3+9.3+.027
Terry Rozier 64 25.9 10.6 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.1 3.9 9.9 .391 1.4 4.8 .295 1.4 1.7 .852
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
Terry Rozier DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* James Harden played 6 seasons more than Terry Rozier in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2020 to 2025—James Harden played in 6 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Terry Rozier, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 4 All-Star Game