James Harden vs Luka Doncic

James HardenLuka Doncic

James Harden and Luka Doncic compared on their NBA careers: James Harden played 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26, Luka Doncic 8 seasons, 2018-19 to 2025-26. James Harden averaged 24 points a game to Luka Doncic's 29.2.

Who has the better career numbers?

James Harden and Luka Doncic career per game
1,221GP514
34.8MIN35
24PTS29.2
5.6REB8.5
7.3AST8.2
1.5STL1.3
0.6BLK0.5
43.9FG%46.9
36.43P%35.2
86.3FT%75.5
60.8TS%59.2

Career totals

James Harden and Luka Doncic career totals
29,339PTS15,021
6,809REB4,376
8,873AST4,230
1,794STL661
683BLK237
43.9FG%46.9
36.43P%35.2
86.3FT%75.5
60.8TS%59.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

James Harden and Luka Doncic postseason
191GP55
36.3MIN39.2
22.2PTS30.9
5.4REB9.2
6.4AST7.8
1.6STL1.6
0.6BLK0.5
42.4FG%46.1
33.73P%34.7
86.6FT%73.7
58.4TS%57.3

Where each stands all time

James Harden and Luka Doncic all-time places
10th (29,339)Points141st (15,021)
93rd (6,809)Rebounds244th (4,376)
12th (8,873)Assists97th (4,230)
2nd (3,390)3-pointers made42nd (1,632)
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
  • Luka Doncic: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Rookie of the Year, All-NBA First Team ×6

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 Luka Doncic 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.
1st2009-109.93.21.82018-1921.27.86
2nd2010-1112.23.12.12019-2028.89.48.8
3rd2011-1216.84.13.72020-2127.788.6
4th2012-1325.94.95.82021-2228.49.18.7
5th2013-1425.44.76.12022-2332.48.68
6th2014-1527.45.772023-2433.99.29.8
7th2015-16296.17.52024-2528.28.27.7
8th2016-1729.18.111.22025-2633.57.78.3
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