James Harden vs. Jake LaRavia: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jake LaRavia 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 Jake LaRavia.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that James Harden has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Jake LaRavia didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that James Harden has better playoff stats. 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 17.2 points more than Jake LaRavia in his 3 seasons (24.1 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 26,745 points more (27,687 vs. 942).

Points Per Game			Seasons
James Harden	24.1	+17.2	16
Jake LaRavia	6.9		3

Total Points			Seasons
James Harden	27,687	+26,745	16
Jake LaRavia	942		3

Scoring Titles
James Harden	3	+3
Jake LaRavia	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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