James Harden vs. Austin Reaves: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare James Harden and Austin Reaves 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 James Harden, with a career spanning 16 seasons from 2010 to 2025, and Austin Reaves, with 4 seasons played from 2022 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—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, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

James Harden vs. Austin Reaves
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
James Harden Austin Reaves James Harden Austin Reaves
Points
11th
+300th
14th
+300th
Rebounds
162nd
+300th
60th
+300th
Assists
13th
+300th
8th
+300th
Steals
26th
+300th
12th
+300th
Blocks
202nd
+300th
84th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
2nd
+300th
4th
226th
Years164163

James Harden vs. Austin Reaves
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
James Harden Austin Reaves James Harden Austin Reaves
Points
27th
--
51st
185th
Rebounds
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
Assists
30th
--
39th
166th
Steals
84th
--
47th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
--
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
11th
99th
15th
22nd

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:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
11th
+300th
+289 27,687 vs. 4,05223,635
Rebounds
162nd
+300th
+138 6,473 vs. 1,0675,406
Assists
13th
+300th
+287 8,316 vs. 1,1967,120
Steals
26th
+300th
+274 1,715 vs. 2091,506
Blocks
202nd
+300th
+98 655 vs. 86569
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
871 vs. 196675
Defensive Rebounds
60th
+300th
+240 5,602 vs. 8714,731
Field Goals Made
39th
+300th
+261 8,174 vs. 1,3396,835
Field Goals Attempted
31st
+300th
+269 18,610 vs. 2,78515,825
3-Pointers Made
2nd
+300th
+298 3,175 vs. 4932,682
3-Pointers Attempted
2nd
+300th
+298 8,750 vs. 1,3347,416
Free Throws Made
5th
+300th
+295 8,164 vs. 8817,283
Free Throws Attempted
7th
+300th
+293 9,478 vs. 1,0218,457

Games and Years:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
67th
+300th
1,151 vs. 280871
Seasons
87th
+300th
16 vs. 412

Triple-Doubles:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
8th
160th
152 80 vs. 377

Rankings by Points Scored:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
4th
+300th
105 vs. 1104
50+ point games
4th
-
24 vs. 024
60+ point games
4th
-
4 vs. 04
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
14th
+300th
+286 3,895 vs. 4353,460
Rebounds
60th
+300th
+240 948 vs. 117831
Assists
8th
+300th
+292 1,125 vs. 1091,016
Steals
12th
+300th
+288 282 vs. 18264
Blocks
84th
+300th
+216 98 vs. 989
Offensive Rebounds
195th
+300th
+105 126 vs. 2997
Defensive Rebounds
35th
+300th
+265 822 vs. 88734
Field Goals Made
24th
+300th
+276 1,173 vs. 1501,023
Field Goals Attempted
18th
+300th
+282 2,760 vs. 3302,430
3-Pointers Made
4th
226th
222 434 vs. 61373
3-Pointers Attempted
3rd
249th
246 1,275 vs. 1611,114
Free Throws Made
9th
+300th
+291 1,115 vs. 741,041
Free Throws Attempted
11th
+300th
+289 1,283 vs. 831,200

Games and Years:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
23rd
+300th
173 vs. 26147
Playoffs
10th
+300th
16 vs. 313

Triple-Doubles:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
13th
+300th
4 vs. 04

Rankings by Points Scored:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
9th
-
11 vs. 011
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
27th
--
24.05 vs. 14.479.58
Rebounds per game
+300th
--
5.62 vs. 3.811.81
Assists per game
30th
--
7.23 vs. 4.272.95
Steals per game
84th
--
1.49 vs. 0.750.74
Blocks per game
+300th
--
0.57 vs. 0.310.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
--
0.76 vs. 0.700.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
164th
--
4.87 vs. 3.111.76
Field Goals Made per game
107th
--
7.10 vs. 4.782.32
Field Goals Attempted per game
70th
--
16.17 vs. 9.956.22
3-Pointers Made per game
11th
99th
88 2.76 vs. 1.761.00
3-Pointers Attempted per game
5th
--
7.60 vs. 4.762.84
Free Throws Made per game
6th
--
7.09 vs. 3.153.95
Free Throws Attempted per game
17th
--
8.23 vs. 3.654.59

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Austin Reaves Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
51st
185th
134 22.51 vs. 16.735.78
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.48 vs. 4.500.98
Assists per game
39th
166th
127 6.50 vs. 4.192.31
Steals per game
47th
+300th
+253 1.63 vs. 0.690.94
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.57 vs. 0.350.22
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.73 vs. 1.120.39
Defensive Rebounds per game
181st
+300th
+119 4.75 vs. 3.381.37
Field Goals Made per game
143rd
237th
94 6.78 vs. 5.771.01
Field Goals Attempted per game
109th
260th
151 15.95 vs. 12.693.26
3-Pointers Made per game
15th
22nd
7 2.51 vs. 2.350.16
3-Pointers Attempted per game
10th
31st
21 7.37 vs. 6.191.18
Free Throws Made per game
21st
+300th
+279 6.45 vs. 2.853.60
Free Throws Attempted per game
39th
+300th
+261 7.42 vs. 3.194.22

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.