James Harden vs LeBron James

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 5 of the 8 lines, James Harden in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

James Harden vs LeBron James head to head

They have faced each other 48 times: James Harden's team won 19, LeBron James's 29. In the playoffs LeBron James leads 8-2.

Every game against each other

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James Harden vs LeBron James, every game

Date↓	Game↓	Harden's team↓	James Harden↓	LeBron James↓
Mar 31, 2026	CLE at LAL	L 127-113	17 PTS, 0 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN	14 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 22, 2026	LAL at LAC	W 112-104	18 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 38 MIN	23 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 36 MIN
Dec 20, 2025	LAL at LAC	W 103-88	21 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN	36 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 25, 2025	LAC at LAL	L 135-118	29 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 37 MIN	25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN
Mar 2, 2025	LAC at LAL	L 108-102	13 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN	17 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN
Feb 28, 2025	LAC at LAL	L 106-102	18 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN	28 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 4, 2025	LAL at LAC	L 122-97	7 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 30 MIN	26 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Jan 19, 2025	LAL at LAC	W 116-102	21 PTS, 4 REB, 12 AST, 40 MIN	25 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 28, 2024	LAL at LAC	L 116-112	23 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 40 MIN	34 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Jan 7, 2024	LAC at LAL	L 106-103	15 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN	25 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 15, 2023	PHI at LAL	W 113-112	24 PTS, 7 REB, 13 AST, 36 MIN	35 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 9, 2022	LAL at PHI	W 133-122 OT	28 PTS, 4 REB, 12 AST, 47 MIN	23 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 44 MIN
Jan 25, 2022	LAL at BKN	L 106-96	33 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 38 MIN	33 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN
Dec 25, 2021	BKN at LAL	W 122-115	36 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN	39 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 18, 2021	BKN at LAL	W 109-98	23 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 38 MIN	32 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN
Jan 12, 2021	LAL at HOU	L 117-100	16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN	26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 29 MIN
Jan 10, 2021	LAL at HOU	L 120-102	20 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN	18 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 30 MIN
Sep 12, 2020	HOU at LAL (playoffs)	L 119-96	30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN	29 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 31 MIN
Sep 10, 2020	LAL at HOU (playoffs)	L 110-100	21 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN	16 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN
Sep 8, 2020	LAL at HOU (playoffs)	L 112-102	33 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN	36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN
Sep 6, 2020	HOU at LAL (playoffs)	L 117-109	27 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN	28 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN
Sep 4, 2020	HOU at LAL (playoffs)	W 112-97	36 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN	20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 6, 2020	HOU at LAL	W 121-111	14 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN	18 PTS, 9 REB, 15 AST, 37 MIN
Jan 18, 2020	LAL at HOU	L 124-115	34 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN	31 PTS, 5 REB, 12 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 21, 2019	HOU at LAL	L 111-106	30 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN	29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 13, 2018	LAL at HOU	W 126-111	50 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 35 MIN	29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 36 MIN
Oct 20, 2018	HOU at LAL	W 124-115	36 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN	24 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 3, 2018	HOU at CLE	W 120-88	16 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN	11 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Nov 9, 2017	CLE at HOU	W 117-113	35 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST, 43 MIN	33 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 12, 2017	CLE at HOU	W 117-112	38 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 40 MIN	30 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 1, 2016	HOU at CLE	L 128-120	41 PTS, 7 REB, 15 AST, 38 MIN	19 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN
Jan 15, 2016	CLE at HOU	L 91-77	11 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 38 MIN	19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN
Mar 1, 2015	CLE at HOU	W 105-103 OT	33 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN	37 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 16, 2014	HOU at MIA	L 113-104	30 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN	24 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN
Mar 4, 2014	MIA at HOU	W 106-103	21 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 40 MIN	22 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 6, 2013	HOU at MIA	L 114-108	36 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN	32 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 12, 2012	MIA at HOU	L 113-110	22 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN	38 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Jun 21, 2012	OKC at MIA (playoffs)	L 121-106	19 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN	26 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 19, 2012	OKC at MIA (playoffs)	L 104-98	8 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN	26 PTS, 9 REB, 12 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 17, 2012	OKC at MIA (playoffs)	L 91-85	9 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN	29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 44 MIN
Jun 14, 2012	MIA at OKC (playoffs)	L 100-96	21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 35 MIN	32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN
Jun 12, 2012	MIA at OKC (playoffs)	W 105-94	5 PTS, 0 REB, 3 AST, 22 MIN	30 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 46 MIN
Apr 4, 2012	OKC at MIA	L 98-93	12 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN	34 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 42 MIN
Mar 25, 2012	MIA at OKC	W 103-87	19 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN	17 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 16, 2011	OKC at MIA	W 96-85	12 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 28 MIN	19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 40 MIN
Jan 30, 2011	MIA at OKC	L 108-103	5 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 28 MIN	23 PTS, 4 REB, 13 AST, 40 MIN
Jan 23, 2010	OKC at CLE	L 100-99	9 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 27 MIN	37 PTS, 9 REB, 12 AST, 43 MIN
Dec 13, 2009	CLE at OKC	L 102-89	3 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 21 MIN	44 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Where each stands all time

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

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.