Deandre Ayton vs. James Harden: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of James Harden and Deandre Ayton 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 Deandre Ayton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that James Harden has better scoring stats than Deandre Ayton in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 7.7 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 7 seasons (24.1 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 21,145 points more (27,687 vs. 6,542).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Deandre Ayton	16.4		7
James Harden	24.1	+7.7	16

Total Points			Seasons
Deandre Ayton	6,542		7
James Harden	27,687	+21,145	16

Scoring Titles
Deandre Ayton	0
James Harden	3	+3

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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