James Harden vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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 and Victor Wembanyama have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (James Harden is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.

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 Victor Wembanyama 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 1.6 points more than Victor Wembanyama in his 2 seasons (24.1 points against 22.5), and he also scored a total of 25,049 points more (27,687 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
James Harden 24.1
+1.6
16
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
2

Total Points

Seasons
James Harden 27,687
+25,049
16
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Scoring Titles

James Harden 3
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+3
Victor Wembanyama 0

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously James Harden has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
James Harden 22.5
+22.5
16
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
James Harden 3,895
+3,895
16
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

James Harden 4
+4
Victor Wembanyama 0

50+ Point Games

James Harden 24
+23
Victor Wembanyama 1

40+ Point Games

James Harden 105
+101
Victor Wembanyama 4

30+ Point Games

James Harden 330
+307
Victor Wembanyama 23

20+ Point Games

James Harden 736
+663
Victor Wembanyama 73

10+ Point Games

James Harden 1,053
+940
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

James Harden 1,150
+1033
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

James Harden 1
+1
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so James Harden's point thresholds are omited here.

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:+1.6+1.1+1.3+3.0+0.5+0.8+2.4+3.3+3.4+5.2+14+1,034
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

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:+25,049+7,215+16,567+3.0+2,905+7,953+2.4+7,714+8,922+5.2+14+1,034
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

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:+22.5+6.8+16.0+42.5+2.5+7.4+34.0+6.4+7.4+86.9+16+173
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+3,895+1,173+2,760+42.5+434+1,275+34.0+1,115+1,283+86.9+16+173
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 9.9
201076
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+11.5
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 12.2
201182
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+12.1
202546

James Harden's additional seasons:

* James Harden played 15 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 17, from 2012 to 2025—he averaged 26.1 points in a total of 1,037 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 36.1 ppg and his lowest 16.6.

In those 15 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, James Harden won 3 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 7.7
+7.7
20106
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
James Harden 13.0
+13.0
201117
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

James Harden's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, James Harden played in 15 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 159 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.6 ppg and his lowest 16.3.