De'Aaron Fox vs. James Harden: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of James Harden and De'Aaron Fox to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

James Harden is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by De'Aaron Fox.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that James Harden scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while De'Aaron Fox has a better scoring average in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, James Harden averages 2.6 points more than De'Aaron Fox in his 8 seasons (24.1 points against 21.5), and he also scored a total of 16,288 points more (27,687 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game			Seasons
De'Aaron Fox	21.5		8
James Harden	24.1	+2.6	16

Total Points			Seasons
De'Aaron Fox	11,399		8
James Harden	27,687	+16,288	16

Scoring Titles
De'Aaron Fox	0
James Harden	3	+3

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	11.6	+1.7	2018	73
James Harden	9.9		2010	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	17.3	+5.1	2019	81
James Harden	12.2		2011	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	21.1	+4.3	2020	51
James Harden	16.8		2012	62

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	25.2		2021	58
James Harden	25.9	+0.7	2013	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	23.2		2022	59
James Harden	25.4	+2.2	2014	73

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	25.0		2023	73
James Harden	27.4	+2.4	2015	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	26.6		2024	74
James Harden	29.0	+2.4	2016	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	23.5		2025	62
James Harden	29.1	+5.6	2017	81

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
De'Aaron Fox	23.5		2025	62
James Harden	30.4	+6.9	2018	72

James Harden's additional seasons:

* James Harden played 7 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 25.6 points in a total of 464 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 36.1 ppg and his lowest 16.6. In those 7 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, James Harden won 2 scoring titles.