James Harden vs LaMelo Ball

James HardenLaMelo Ball

James Harden and LaMelo Ball compared on their NBA careers: James Harden played 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26, LaMelo Ball 6 seasons, 2020-21 to 2025-26. James Harden averaged 24 points a game to LaMelo Ball's 20.8.

Who has the better career numbers?

James Harden and LaMelo Ball career per game
1,221GP303
34.8MIN31
24PTS20.8
5.6REB5.7
7.3AST7.3
1.5STL1.4
0.6BLK0.3
43.9FG%41.8
36.43P%36.5
86.3FT%84.8
60.8TS%54.6

Career totals

James Harden and LaMelo Ball career totals
29,339PTS6,304
6,809REB1,726
8,873AST2,224
1,794STL427
683BLK94
43.9FG%41.8
36.43P%36.5
86.3FT%84.8
60.8TS%54.6

Where each stands all time

James Harden and LaMelo Ball all-time places
10th (29,339)Points—
93rd (6,809)Rebounds—
12th (8,873)Assists—
2nd (3,390)3-pointers made195th (977)
20th (1,794)Steals—
166th (683)Blocks—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • James Harden: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team, Sixth Man of the Year, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-NBA First Team ×6, MVP
  • LaMelo Ball: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

James Harden and LaMelo Ball season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2009-109.93.21.82020-2115.75.96.1
2nd2010-1112.23.12.12021-2220.16.77.6
3rd2011-1216.84.13.72022-2323.36.48.4
4th2012-1325.94.95.82023-2423.95.18
5th2013-1425.44.76.12024-2525.24.97.4
6th2014-1527.45.772025-2620.14.87.1
7th2015-16296.17.5————
8th2016-1729.18.111.2————
9th2017-1830.45.48.8————
10th2018-1936.16.67.5————
11th2019-2034.36.67.5————
12th2020-2124.67.910.8————
13th2021-22227.710.3————
14th2022-23216.110.7————
15th2023-2416.65.18.5————
16th2024-2522.85.88.7————
17th2025-2623.64.88————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST