Jalen Brunson vs. James Harden: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jalen Brunson 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jalen Brunson, with a career spanning 8 seasons from 2019 to 2026, and James Harden, with 17 seasons played from 2010 to 2026, 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.

Jalen Brunson vs. James Harden
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jalen Brunson James Harden Jalen Brunson James Harden
Points
+300th
10th
98th
14th
Rebounds
+300th
152nd
+300th
60th
Assists
+300th
13th
104th
8th
Steals
+300th
23rd
+300th
12th
Blocks
+300th
201st
+300th
84th
Years817516

Jalen Brunson vs. James Harden
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jalen Brunson James Harden Jalen Brunson James Harden
Points
118th
27th
26th
51st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
119th
31st
82nd
39th
Steals
+300th
84th
+300th
47th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

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

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
10th
+290 9,509 vs. 28,33818,829
Rebounds
+300th
152nd
+148 1,628 vs. 6,6044,976
Assists
+300th
13th
+287 2,603 vs. 8,5195,916
Steals
+300th
23rd
+277 371 vs. 1,7481,377
Blocks
+300th
201st
+99 50 vs. 665615
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
241 vs. 886645
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
57th
+243 1,387 vs. 5,7184,331
Field Goals Made
+300th
36th
+264 3,486 vs. 8,3634,877
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 7,137 vs. 19,04011,903
3-Pointers Made
244th
2nd
242 845 vs. 3,2642,419
3-Pointers Attempted
265th
2nd
263 2,176 vs. 8,9876,811
Free Throws Made
+300th
5th
+295 1,692 vs. 8,3486,656
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
7th
+293 2,053 vs. 9,6867,633

Games and Years:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
59th
+241 511 vs. 1,176665
Seasons
+300th
59th
+241 8 vs. 179

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
63rd
4th
59 19 vs. 10788
50+ point games
42nd
3rd
39 3 vs. 2522
60+ point games
11th
4th
7 1 vs. 43
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
98th
14th
84 1,701 vs. 3,8952,194
Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 260 vs. 948688
Assists
104th
8th
96 361 vs. 1,125764
Steals
+300th
12th
+288 48 vs. 282234
Blocks
+300th
84th
+216 9 vs. 9889
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
195th
+105 50 vs. 12676
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
35th
+265 210 vs. 822612
Field Goals Made
109th
24th
85 606 vs. 1,173567
Field Goals Attempted
114th
18th
96 1,318 vs. 2,7601,442
3-Pointers Made
74th
4th
70 132 vs. 434302
3-Pointers Attempted
70th
3rd
67 386 vs. 1,275889
Free Throws Made
107th
9th
98 357 vs. 1,115758
Free Throws Attempted
126th
11th
115 432 vs. 1,283851

Games and Years:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
23rd
+277 67 vs. 173106
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 5 vs. 1611

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
12th
9th
3 9 vs. 112
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
118th
27th
91 18.61 vs. 24.105.49
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.19 vs. 5.622.43
Assists per game
119th
31st
88 5.09 vs. 7.242.15
Steals per game
+300th
84th
+216 0.73 vs. 1.490.76
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.10 vs. 0.570.47
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.47 vs. 0.750.28
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
168th
+132 2.71 vs. 4.862.15
Field Goals Made per game
145th
107th
38 6.82 vs. 7.110.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
189th
71st
118 13.97 vs. 16.192.22
3-Pointers Made per game
131st
11th
120 1.65 vs. 2.781.12
3-Pointers Attempted per game
111st
6th
105 4.26 vs. 7.643.38
Free Throws Made per game
216th
6th
210 3.31 vs. 7.103.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
262nd
18th
244 4.02 vs. 8.244.22

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jalen Brunson James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
26th
51st
25 25.39 vs. 22.512.87
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.88 vs. 5.481.60
Assists per game
82nd
39th
43 5.39 vs. 6.501.11
Steals per game
+300th
47th
+253 0.72 vs. 1.630.91
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.13 vs. 0.570.43
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.75 vs. 0.730.02
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
181st
+119 3.13 vs. 4.751.62
Field Goals Made per game
32nd
143rd
111 9.04 vs. 6.782.26
Field Goals Attempted per game
33rd
109th
76 19.67 vs. 15.953.72
3-Pointers Made per game
63rd
15th
48 1.97 vs. 2.510.54
3-Pointers Attempted per game
50th
10th
40 5.76 vs. 7.371.61
Free Throws Made per game
64th
21st
43 5.33 vs. 6.451.12
Free Throws Attempted per game
79th
39th
40 6.45 vs. 7.420.97

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.