Josh Giddey vs. James Harden: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey 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:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 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, 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.

Josh Giddey vs. James Harden
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey James Harden Josh Giddey James Harden
Points
+300th
11th
+300th
14th
Rebounds
+300th
161st
+300th
60th
Assists
+300th
13th
+300th
8th
Steals
+300th
25th
+300th
12th
Blocks
+300th
202nd
+300th
84th
Years517116

Josh Giddey vs. James Harden
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey James Harden Josh Giddey James Harden
Points
--
27th
+300th
51st
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
--
31st
+300th
39th
Steals
--
84th
+300th
47th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+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:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
11th
+289 4,000 vs. 27,77223,772
Rebounds
+300th
161st
+139 2,126 vs. 6,4924,366
Assists
+300th
13th
+287 1,722 vs. 8,3486,626
Steals
+300th
25th
+275 246 vs. 1,7201,474
Blocks
+300th
202nd
+98 142 vs. 656514
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
487 vs. 871384
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
59th
+241 1,639 vs. 5,6213,982
Field Goals Made
+300th
39th
+261 1,612 vs. 8,1996,587
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
31st
+269 3,477 vs. 18,66115,184
3-Pointers Made
+300th
2nd
+298 324 vs. 3,1852,861
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
2nd
+298 980 vs. 8,7787,798
Free Throws Made
+300th
5th
+295 452 vs. 8,1897,737
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
7th
+293 593 vs. 9,5058,912

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
66th
+234 283 vs. 1,155872
Seasons
+300th
58th
+242 5 vs. 1712

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
8th
26 18 vs. 8062

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey 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:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
14th
+286 87 vs. 3,8953,808
Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 36 vs. 948912
Assists
+300th
8th
+292 21 vs. 1,1251,104
Steals
+300th
12th
+288 2 vs. 282280
Blocks
+300th
84th
+216 4 vs. 9894
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
195th
+105 7 vs. 126119
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
35th
+265 29 vs. 822793
Field Goals Made
+300th
24th
+276 34 vs. 1,1731,139
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
18th
+282 75 vs. 2,7602,685
3-Pointers Made
+300th
4th
+296 12 vs. 434422
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 34 vs. 1,2751,241
Free Throws Made
+300th
9th
+291 7 vs. 1,1151,108
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 8 vs. 1,2831,275

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
23rd
+277 10 vs. 173163
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 1 vs. 1615

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
13th
0 vs. 44

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey 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:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
27th
14.13 vs. 24.059.91
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.51 vs. 5.621.89
Assists per game
--
31st
6.08 vs. 7.231.14
Steals per game
--
84th
0.87 vs. 1.490.62
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.50 vs. 0.570.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.72 vs. 0.750.97
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
165th
5.79 vs. 4.870.92
Field Goals Made per game
--
107th
5.70 vs. 7.101.40
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
70th
12.29 vs. 16.163.87
3-Pointers Made per game
--
11th
1.14 vs. 2.761.61
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
5th
3.46 vs. 7.604.14
Free Throws Made per game
--
6th
1.60 vs. 7.095.49
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
18th
2.10 vs. 8.236.13

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
51st
+249 8.70 vs. 22.5113.81
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.60 vs. 5.481.88
Assists per game
+300th
39th
+261 2.10 vs. 6.504.40
Steals per game
+300th
47th
+253 0.20 vs. 1.631.43
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.570.17
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 0.730.03
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
181st
+119 2.90 vs. 4.751.85
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
143rd
+157 3.40 vs. 6.783.38
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
109th
+191 7.50 vs. 15.958.45
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
15th
233 1.20 vs. 2.511.31
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
10th
225 3.40 vs. 7.373.97
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
21st
+279 0.70 vs. 6.455.75
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.80 vs. 7.426.62

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.