James Harden
- Seasons
- 2009-10 to 2025-26
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Aug 26, 1989
- College
- Arizona State
- Draft
- 2009, round 1, pick 3
1MVP awards
8All-League teams
11All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 23.5
- True shooting
- .608
- Effective FG
- .525
- Usage rate
- 29.4
- Win shares
- 182.3
- WS per 48
- .206
- Box plus/minus
- 6.2
- VORP
- 87.9
- Best season, WS
- 16.4
- Best season, BPM
- 11.0
- MVP vote shares
- 3.66
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 3 scoring, 0 rebounding, 2 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | OKC | 20 | 76 | 1,738 | 14.0 | .551 | .484 | 20.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .124 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 109 | 104 |
| 2010-11 | OKC | 21 | 82 | 2,189 | 16.4 | .598 | .518 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 7.1 | .156 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 119 | 108 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 22 | 62 | 1,946 | 21.1 | .660 | .582 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.3 | .230 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 125 | 105 |
| 2012-13 | HOU | 23 | 78 | 2,985 | 22.9 | .600 | .504 | 29.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | 12.8 | .206 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 116 | 106 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 24 | 73 | 2,777 | 23.5 | .618 | .529 | 27.8 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 12.8 | .221 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 120 | 107 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 25 | 81 | 2,981 | 26.7 | .605 | .511 | 31.3 | 12.2 | 4.2 | 16.4 | .265 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 118 | 103 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 3,125 | 25.3 | .598 | .512 | 32.5 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 13.3 | .204 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 115 | 108 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 27 | 81 | 2,947 | 27.4 | .613 | .525 | 34.2 | 11.5 | 3.6 | 15.0 | .245 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 118 | 107 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 28 | 72 | 2,551 | 29.8 | .619 | .541 | 36.1 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 15.4 | .289 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 9.9 | 7.7 | 120 | 105 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 29 | 78 | 2,867 | 30.6 | .616 | .541 | 40.5 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 15.2 | .254 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 118 | 108 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 30 | 68 | 2,483 | 29.1 | .626 | .543 | 36.3 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 13.1 | .254 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 120 | 108 |
| 2020-21 | 2+ teams | 31 | 44 | 1,609 | 24.5 | .618 | .548 | 28.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 7.0 | .208 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 122 | 112 |
| 2021-22 | 2+ teams | 32 | 65 | 2,419 | 20.9 | .583 | .485 | 27.2 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 7.6 | .152 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 115 | 111 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 33 | 58 | 2,135 | 21.6 | .607 | .536 | 25.0 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 8.4 | .188 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 123 | 113 |
| 2023-24 | LAC | 34 | 72 | 2,470 | 18.6 | .612 | .541 | 20.6 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 8.4 | .163 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 125 | 116 |
| 2024-25 | LAC | 35 | 79 | 2,789 | 20.0 | .582 | .501 | 29.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | .143 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 114 | 110 |
| 2025-26 | 2+ teams | 36 | 70 | 2,438 | 20.7 | .610 | .529 | 28.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | .151 | 4.6 | -0.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 120 | 117 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.