James

Harden

James Harden

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 220 lbs · Age : 37

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	2025 26 Totals	70	70	34.8	7.0-16.0	43.4	3.1-8.2	37.5	6.6-7.5
2025-26	Cleveland Cavaliers	26	26	33.8	6.3-13.5	46.6	3.1-7.1	43.5	4.8-5.8
2025-26	La Clippers	44	44	35.4	7.3-17.5	41.9	3.1-8.8	34.7	7.7-8.5
2024-25	La Clippers	79	79	35.3	6.7-16.4	41.0	3.0-8.5	35.2	6.4-7.3
2023-24	La Clippers	72	72	34.3	4.9-11.4	42.8	2.6-6.8	38.1	4.2-4.8
2022-23	Philadelphia 76ers	58	58	36.8	6.4-14.5	44.1	2.8-7.2	38.5	5.4-6.2
2021-22	2021 22 Totals	65	65	37.2	6.3-15.3	41.0	2.3-6.9	33.0	7.2-8.2
2021-22	Philadelphia 76ers	21	21	37.7	5.5-13.6	40.2	2.2-6.7	32.6	7.9-8.9
2021-22	Brooklyn Nets	44	44	37.0	6.6-16.0	41.4	2.3-7.0	33.2	6.9-8.0
2020-21	2020 21 Totals	44	43	36.6	7.8-16.7	46.6	2.8-7.6	36.2	6.3-7.3
2020-21	Brooklyn Nets	36	35	36.6	7.8-16.6	47.1	2.7-7.3	36.6	6.3-7.3
2020-21	Houston Rockets	8	8	36.3	7.5-16.9	44.4	3.1-9.0	34.7	6.6-7.5
2019-20	Houston Rockets	68	68	36.5	9.9-22.3	44.4	4.4-12.4	35.5	10.2-11.8
2018-19	Houston Rockets	78	78	36.8	10.8-24.5	44.2	4.8-13.2	36.8	9.7-11.0
2017-18	Houston Rockets	72	72	35.4	9.0-20.1	44.9	3.7-10.0	36.7	8.7-10.1
2016-17	Houston Rockets	81	81	36.4	8.3-18.9	44.0	3.2-9.3	34.7	9.2-10.9
2015-16	Houston Rockets	82	82	38.1	8.7-19.7	43.9	2.9-8.0	35.9	8.8-10.2
2014-15	Houston Rockets	81	81	36.8	8.0-18.1	44.0	2.6-6.9	37.5	8.8-10.2
2013-14	Houston Rockets	73	73	38.0	7.5-16.5	45.6	2.4-6.6	36.6	7.9-9.1
2012-13	Houston Rockets	78	78	38.3	7.5-17.1	43.8	2.3-6.2	36.8	8.6-10.2
2011-12	Oklahoma City Thunder	62	2	31.4	5.0-10.1	49.1	1.8-4.7	39.0	5.0-6.0
2010-11	Oklahoma City Thunder	82	5	26.7	3.6-8.3	43.6	1.4-4.0	34.9	3.5-4.2
2009-10	Oklahoma City Thunder	76	0	22.9	3.1-7.6	40.3	1.2-3.3	37.5	2.6-3.2

ContractCleveland Cavaliers payroll →

This season: 30.65 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 96.5 M$

2026-27
30.65 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
32.18 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
33.71 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

23.6

Rebounds

4.8

Assists

8.0

TS%

61.0 %

Usage

28.6 %

PER

20.7

WS/48

.151

On/off +/−

-1.5

Minutes

34.8

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

9.6

Points/game

21.7

Games

WAR 2025-26

9.7

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (-6)

2022-2310.8 WAR · 10.1 per 2,000 min
2023-2410.3 WAR · 8.3 per 2,000 min
2024-2511.9 WAR · 8.5 per 2,000 min
2025-269.7 WAR · 8.0 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-36 · 36 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Star

SCO: Scoring; 87
SHT: Shooting; 81
FIN: Finishing; 81
PLY: Playmaking; 92
BAL: Ball security; 59
REB: Rebounding; 82
DEF: Defense; 78
DUR: Durability; 83
EX: Experience; 98

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

9.7

#7 of 121 regular guards

PAL Rating

92 / 100

#10 of 121 regular guards

Value Rating

78 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 76 · salary $30.6M

PAL: dimensions

Impact87

Scoring91

Playmaking92

Shooting90

Rebounding67

Defense31

Where WAR comes from

VORP+3.6

BPM (per 100 possessions)+3.9

Offensive BPM+4.6

Defensive BPM-0.8

Win Shares+7.7

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

16.8 pi

38th percentile

At the rim

66.0 %

42th percentile

Rim share

13.9 %

35th percentile

Midrange

32.4 %

22th percentile

Three-point

.375

62th percentile

3PA share

51.0 %

59th percentile

Corner threes

33.3 %

22th percentile

Free throws

.884

84th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	CLE	23.6	9.7	92	92	61.0	.375	51.0
2024-25	LAC	22.8	11.9	96	93	58.2	.352	51.6
2023-24	LAC	16.6	10.3	92	89	61.2	.381	59.4
2022-23	PHI	21.0	10.8	94	89	60.7	.385	49.6
2021-22	PHI	22.0	10.0	94	87	58.3	.330	45.2

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 26Playoffs	vs NYK	L 130-93	33	12	4	2	1	1	2-8	0-6
May 24Playoffs	vs NYK	L 121-108	41	19	5	5	1	0	8-15	1-7
May 22Playoffs	@ NYK	L 109-93	32	18	6	2	2	0	6-15	3-7
May 20Playoffs	@ NYK	L 115-104 OT	42	15	4	3	1	1	5-16	1-8
May 18Playoffs	@ DET	W 125-94	36	9	5	6	0	0	2-10	0-6
May 15Playoffs	vs DET	L 115-94	37	23	7	4	4	0	6-13	3-8
May 14Playoffs	@ DET	W 117-113 OT	43	30	8	6	1	3	8-21	3-10
May 12Playoffs	vs DET	W 112-103	37	24	0	11	3	1	5-14	5-9
May 9Playoffs	vs DET	W 116-109	40	19	2	7	1	0	8-14	3-7
May 7Playoffs	@ DET	L 107-97	37	10	6	3	1	0	3-13	0-4