Scottie Barnes vs. James Harden: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes, 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.

Scottie Barnes vs. James Harden
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Scottie Barnes James Harden Scottie Barnes James Harden
Points
+300th
10th
+300th
14th
Rebounds
+300th
152nd
+300th
60th
Assists
+300th
13th
+300th
8th
Steals
+300th
23rd
+300th
12th
Blocks
+300th
201st
+300th
84th
Years517116

Scottie Barnes vs. James Harden
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Scottie Barnes James Harden Scottie Barnes James Harden
Points
--
27th
+300th
51st
Rebounds
--
+300th
103rd
+300th
Assists
--
31st
162nd
39th
Steals
--
84th
290th
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:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
10th
+290 5,310 vs. 28,33823,028
Rebounds
+300th
152nd
+148 2,290 vs. 6,6044,314
Assists
+300th
13th
+287 1,513 vs. 8,5197,006
Steals
+300th
23rd
+277 371 vs. 1,7481,377
Blocks
+300th
201st
+99 313 vs. 665352
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
686 vs. 886200
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
57th
+243 1,604 vs. 5,7184,114
Field Goals Made
+300th
36th
+264 2,058 vs. 8,3636,305
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 4,376 vs. 19,04014,664
3-Pointers Made
+300th
2nd
+298 337 vs. 3,2642,927
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
2nd
+298 1,094 vs. 8,9877,893
Free Throws Made
+300th
5th
+295 857 vs. 8,3487,491
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
7th
+293 1,118 vs. 9,6868,568

Games and Years:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
59th
+241 304 vs. 1,176872
Seasons
+300th
59th
+241 5 vs. 1712

Triple-Doubles:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
95th
8th
87 6 vs. 8276

Rankings by Points Scored:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 107107
50+ point games
-
3rd
0 vs. 2525
60+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 44
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
14th
+286 51 vs. 3,8953,844
Rebounds
+300th
60th
+240 36 vs. 948912
Assists
+300th
8th
+292 17 vs. 1,1251,108
Steals
+300th
12th
+288 4 vs. 282278
Blocks
+300th
84th
+216 1 vs. 9897
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
195th
+105 7 vs. 126119
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
35th
+265 29 vs. 822793
Field Goals Made
+300th
24th
+276 18 vs. 1,1731,155
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
18th
+282 42 vs. 2,7602,718
3-Pointers Made
+300th
4th
+296 2 vs. 434432
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 12 vs. 1,2751,263
Free Throws Made
+300th
9th
+291 13 vs. 1,1151,102
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
11th
+289 16 vs. 1,2831,267

Games and Years:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
23rd
+277 4 vs. 173169
Playoffs
+300th
10th
+290 1 vs. 1615

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Scottie Barnes 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:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
27th
17.47 vs. 24.106.63
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.53 vs. 5.621.92
Assists per game
--
31st
4.98 vs. 7.242.27
Steals per game
--
84th
1.22 vs. 1.490.27
Blocks per game
--
+300th
1.03 vs. 0.570.46
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.26 vs. 0.751.50
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
168th
5.28 vs. 4.860.41
Field Goals Made per game
--
107th
6.77 vs. 7.110.34
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
71st
14.39 vs. 16.191.80
3-Pointers Made per game
--
11th
1.11 vs. 2.781.67
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
6th
3.60 vs. 7.644.04
Free Throws Made per game
--
6th
2.82 vs. 7.104.28
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
18th
3.68 vs. 8.244.56

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Scottie Barnes James Harden Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
51st
+249 12.75 vs. 22.519.76
Rebounds per game
103rd
+300th
+197 9.00 vs. 5.483.52
Assists per game
162nd
39th
123 4.25 vs. 6.502.25
Steals per game
290th
47th
243 1.00 vs. 1.630.63
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.25 vs. 0.570.32
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.75 vs. 0.731.02
Defensive Rebounds per game
35th
181st
146 7.25 vs. 4.752.50
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
143rd
+157 4.50 vs. 6.782.28
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
109th
+191 10.50 vs. 15.955.45
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
15th
+285 0.50 vs. 2.512.01
3-Pointers Attempted per game
298th
10th
288 3.00 vs. 7.374.37
Free Throws Made per game
278th
21st
257 3.25 vs. 6.453.20
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
39th
+261 4.00 vs. 7.423.42

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.