James Harden vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley and James Harden 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 Evan Mobley.

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 Evan Mobley 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 Evan Mobley in his 4 seasons (24.1 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 23,275 points more (27,687 vs. 4,412).

Points Per Game

Seasons
James Harden 24.1
+7.7
16
Evan Mobley 16.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
James Harden 27,687
+23,275
16
Evan Mobley 4,412
4

Scoring Titles

James Harden 3
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+3
Evan Mobley 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason James Harden has a better career point average than Evan Mobley (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,517).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
James Harden 22.5
+7.4
16
Evan Mobley 15.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
James Harden 3,895
+3,517
16
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

James Harden 4
+4
Evan Mobley 0

50+ Point Games

James Harden 24
+24
Evan Mobley 0

40+ Point Games

James Harden 105
+104
Evan Mobley 1

30+ Point Games

James Harden 330
+322
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

James Harden 736
+658
Evan Mobley 78

10+ Point Games

James Harden 1,053
+818
Evan Mobley 235

1+ Point Games (games with points)

James Harden 1,150
+881
Evan Mobley 269

0 Point Games (games without points)

James Harden 1
+1
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

James Harden 11
+11
Evan Mobley 0

30+ Point Games

James Harden 49
+48
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

James Harden 101
+96
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

James Harden 155
+134
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

James Harden 170
+145
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

James Harden 3
+3
Evan Mobley 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
James Harden 24.1 7.1 16.2 43.9 2.8 7.6 36.3 7.1 8.2 86.1 16 1,151
difference:+7.7+0.5+4.2+10.9+2.2+5.8+4.8+4.4+4.4+16.7+12+882
Evan Mobley 16.4 6.6 12.0 54.8 0.6 1.8 31.5 2.7 3.8 69.4 4 269

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
James Harden 27,687 8,174 18,610 43.9 3,175 8,750 36.3 8,164 9,478 86.1 16 1,151
difference:+23,275+6,402+15,375+10.9+3,023+8,267+4.8+7,448+8,446+16.7+12+882
Evan Mobley 4,412 1,772 3,235 54.8 152 483 31.5 716 1,032 69.4 4 269

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
James Harden 22.5 6.8 16.0 42.5 2.5 7.4 34.0 6.4 7.4 86.9 16 173
difference:+7.4+0.6+4.8+12.3+1.7+5.4+4.0+4.4+4.6+13.0+13+148
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
James Harden 3,895 1,173 2,760 42.5 434 1,275 34.0 1,115 1,283 86.9 16 173
difference:+3,517+1,019+2,479+12.3+415+1,225+4.0+1,064+1,214+13.0+13+148
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 9.9
201076
Evan Mobley 15.0
+5.1
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 12.2
201182
Evan Mobley 16.2
+4.0
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 16.8
+1.1
201262
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 25.9
+7.4
201378
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571

James Harden's additional seasons:

* James Harden played 14 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2014 to 2025—he averaged 26.6 points in a total of 941 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 36.1 ppg and his lowest 16.6.

In those 14 extra years over Evan Mobley, James Harden won 3 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 7.7
+7.7
20106
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 13.0
+3.2
201117
Evan Mobley 9.8
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 16.3
+0.3
201220
Evan Mobley 16.0
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 26.3
+9.2
20136
Evan Mobley 17.1
20258

James Harden's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, James Harden played in 14 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.7 points in a total of 142 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 18.6.