Jimmy Butler vs. James Harden: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jimmy Butler, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 2012 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, 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) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jimmy Butler vs. James Harden
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jimmy Butler James Harden Jimmy Butler James Harden
Points
131st
11th
40th
14th
Rebounds
+300th
162nd
79th
60th
Assists
148th
13th
46th
8th
Steals
65th
26th
28th
12th
Blocks
+300th
202nd
126th
84th
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Jimmy Butler vs. James Harden
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jimmy Butler James Harden Jimmy Butler James Harden
Points
125th
27th
74th
51st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
291st
+300th
Assists
191st
30th
126th
39th
Steals
54th
84th
40th
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:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
131st
11th
120 15,898 vs. 27,68711,789
Rebounds
+300th
162nd
+138 4,647 vs. 6,4731,826
Assists
148th
13th
135 3,772 vs. 8,3164,544
Steals
65th
26th
39 1,400 vs. 1,715315
Blocks
+300th
202nd
+98 379 vs. 655276
Offensive Rebounds
248th
+300th
+52 1,441 vs. 871570
Defensive Rebounds
274th
60th
214 3,206 vs. 5,6022,396
Field Goals Made
211st
39th
172 5,147 vs. 8,1743,027
Field Goals Attempted
225th
31st
194 10,909 vs. 18,6107,701
3-Pointers Made
+300th
2nd
+298 684 vs. 3,1752,491
3-Pointers Attempted
274th
2nd
272 2,084 vs. 8,7506,666
Free Throws Made
42nd
5th
37 4,920 vs. 8,1643,244
Free Throws Attempted
50th
7th
43 5,833 vs. 9,4783,645

Games and Years:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
67th
+233 869 vs. 1,151282
Seasons
190th
87th
103 14 vs. 162

Triple-Doubles:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
32nd
8th
24 19 vs. 8061

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
121st
4th
117 8 vs. 10597
50+ point games
49th
4th
45 2 vs. 2422
60+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 44
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
40th
14th
26 2,745 vs. 3,8951,150
Rebounds
79th
60th
19 807 vs. 948141
Assists
46th
8th
38 608 vs. 1,125517
Steals
28th
12th
16 217 vs. 28265
Blocks
126th
84th
42 71 vs. 9827
Offensive Rebounds
66th
195th
129 233 vs. 126107
Defensive Rebounds
70th
35th
35 574 vs. 822248
Field Goals Made
47th
24th
23 923 vs. 1,173250
Field Goals Attempted
46th
18th
28 2,012 vs. 2,760748
3-Pointers Made
57th
4th
53 156 vs. 434278
3-Pointers Attempted
51st
3rd
48 454 vs. 1,275821
Free Throws Made
26th
9th
17 743 vs. 1,115372
Free Throws Attempted
31st
11th
20 898 vs. 1,283385

Games and Years:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
85th
23rd
62 130 vs. 17343
Playoffs
76th
10th
66 12 vs. 164

Triple-Doubles:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
20th
13th
7 3 vs. 41

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
13th
9th
4 8 vs. 113
50+ point games
9th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
125th
27th
98 18.29 vs. 24.055.76
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.35 vs. 5.620.28
Assists per game
191st
30th
161 4.34 vs. 7.232.88
Steals per game
54th
84th
30 1.61 vs. 1.490.12
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.44 vs. 0.570.13
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.66 vs. 0.760.90
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
164th
+136 3.69 vs. 4.871.18
Field Goals Made per game
250th
107th
143 5.92 vs. 7.101.18
Field Goals Attempted per game
277th
70th
207 12.55 vs. 16.173.62
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
11th
+289 0.79 vs. 2.761.97
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
5th
+295 2.40 vs. 7.605.20
Free Throws Made per game
30th
6th
24 5.66 vs. 7.091.43
Free Throws Attempted per game
43rd
17th
26 6.71 vs. 8.231.52

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jimmy Butler James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
74th
51st
23 21.12 vs. 22.511.40
Rebounds per game
291st
+300th
+9 6.21 vs. 5.480.73
Assists per game
126th
39th
87 4.68 vs. 6.501.83
Steals per game
40th
47th
7 1.67 vs. 1.630.04
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.570.02
Offensive Rebounds per game
289th
+300th
+11 1.79 vs. 0.731.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
218th
181st
37 4.42 vs. 4.750.34
Field Goals Made per game
122nd
143rd
21 7.10 vs. 6.780.32
Field Goals Attempted per game
127th
109th
18 15.48 vs. 15.950.48
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
15th
233 1.20 vs. 2.511.31
3-Pointers Attempted per game
223rd
10th
213 3.49 vs. 7.373.88
Free Throws Made per game
43rd
21st
22 5.72 vs. 6.450.73
Free Throws Attempted per game
57th
39th
18 6.91 vs. 7.420.51

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 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 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.