Keyonte George vs. James Harden Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Harden and Keyonte George, 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.

Keyonte George played 2 years in the NBA, 14 less than James Harden, who played 16. Keyonte George had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while James Harden had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Keyonte George 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25
James Harden 16 16 2009-10 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keyonte George James Harden
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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%
Keyonte George 75 27.0 13.0 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 1.2 4.3 10.9 .391 2.0 5.9 .334 2.5 3.0 .848
difference:+1+4.1+3.1+0.4+0.4+2.6+0.6+0.2-1.1-1.4+1.2+3.3+.012+0.8+2.6+.041+0.1+0.2+.040
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 2
Keyonte George James Harden
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Utah JazzOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West 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%
Keyonte George 67 31.5 16.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 5.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 1.7 5.4 13.7 .391 2.6 7.6 .343 3.5 4.3 .818
difference:+15+4.8+4.6+0.1+0.8+0.7+3.5+0.4+0.2-1.4-0.8+1.8+5.4+.045+1.2+3.6+.006+0.1+.025
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* James Harden played 14 seasons more than Keyonte George in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2012 to 2025—James Harden played in 14 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Keyonte George, James Harden got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 6 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
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