Daniel Gafford vs. James Harden: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Daniel Gafford and James Harden all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Daniel Gafford, with a career spanning 6 seasons from 2020 to 2025, and James Harden, with 16 seasons played from 2010 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Daniel Gafford vs. James Harden
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford James Harden Daniel Gafford James Harden
Points
+300th
11th
+300th
14th
Rebounds
+300th
162nd
+300th
60th
Assists
+300th
13th
+300th
8th
Steals
+300th
26th
+300th
12th
Blocks
237th
202nd
219th
84th
Years616216

Daniel Gafford vs. James Harden
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Daniel Gafford James Harden Daniel Gafford James Harden
Points
--
27th
+300th
51st
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
30th
+300th
39th
Steals
--
84th
+300th
47th
Blocks
64th
+300th
57th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
11th
+289 3,497 vs. 27,68724,190
Rebounds
+300th
162nd
+138 2,127 vs. 6,4734,346
Assists
+300th
13th
+287 397 vs. 8,3167,919
Steals
+300th
26th
+274 190 vs. 1,7151,525
Blocks
237th
202nd
35 584 vs. 65571
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
814 vs. 87157
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 1,313 vs. 5,6024,289
Field Goals Made
+300th
39th
+261 1,453 vs. 8,1746,721
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
31st
+269 2,048 vs. 18,61016,562
3-Pointers Made
+300th
2nd
+298 0 vs. 3,1753,175
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
2nd
+298 1 vs. 8,7508,749
Free Throws Made
+300th
5th
+295 591 vs. 8,1647,573
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
7th
+293 879 vs. 9,4788,599

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
67th
+233 378 vs. 1,151773
Seasons
+300th
87th
+213 6 vs. 1610

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 105105
50+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 2424
60+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 44
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
14th
+286 256 vs. 3,8953,639
Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 151 vs. 948797
Assists
+300th
8th
+292 18 vs. 1,1251,107
Steals
+300th
12th
+288 11 vs. 282271
Blocks
219th
84th
135 43 vs. 9855
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
195th
+105 56 vs. 12670
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
35th
+265 95 vs. 822727
Field Goals Made
+300th
24th
+276 100 vs. 1,1731,073
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
18th
+282 149 vs. 2,7602,611
3-Pointers Made
+300th
4th
+296 0 vs. 434434
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 0 vs. 1,2751,275
Free Throws Made
+300th
9th
+291 56 vs. 1,1151,059
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 89 vs. 1,2831,194

Games and Years:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
23rd
+277 27 vs. 173146
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 2 vs. 1614

Rankings by Points Scored:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 1111
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
27th
9.25 vs. 24.0514.80
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.63 vs. 5.620.00
Assists per game
--
30th
1.05 vs. 7.236.17
Steals per game
--
84th
0.50 vs. 1.490.99
Blocks per game
64th
+300th
+236 1.54 vs. 0.570.98
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 0.761.40
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
164th
3.47 vs. 4.871.39
Field Goals Made per game
--
107th
3.84 vs. 7.103.26
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
70th
5.42 vs. 16.1710.75
3-Pointers Made per game
--
11th
0.00 vs. 2.762.76
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
5th
0.00 vs. 7.607.60
Free Throws Made per game
--
6th
1.56 vs. 7.095.53
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
17th
2.33 vs. 8.235.91

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Daniel Gafford James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
51st
+249 9.48 vs. 22.5113.03
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.59 vs. 5.480.11
Assists per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.67 vs. 6.505.84
Steals per game
+300th
47th
+253 0.41 vs. 1.631.22
Blocks per game
57th
+300th
+243 1.59 vs. 0.571.03
Offensive Rebounds per game
209th
+300th
+91 2.07 vs. 0.731.35
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
181st
+119 3.52 vs. 4.751.23
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
143rd
+157 3.70 vs. 6.783.08
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
109th
+191 5.52 vs. 15.9510.44
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
15th
+285 0.00 vs. 2.512.51
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
10th
+290 0.00 vs. 7.377.37
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
21st
+279 2.07 vs. 6.454.37
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
39th
+261 3.30 vs. 7.424.12

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.