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2025-26 comparison

James Harden vs LaMelo Ball

James HardenJames HardenCleveland Cavaliers · 70 GPLaMelo BallLaMelo BallCharlotte Hornets · 72 GP
James Harden vs LaMelo Ball · 2025-26 per-game and advanced statistics
James HardenPer gameLaMelo Ball
34.8Minutes28.0
23.6Points20.1
4.8Rebounds4.8
8.0Assists7.1
1.1Steals1.2
0.4Blocks0.2
3.5Turnovers2.8
43.4FG%40.7
37.53P%36.8
88.4FT%89.9
61.0True shooting %54.6
19.2PER18.5
26.8Usage %30.9
+99+/− (season)+416

2025-26 shot maps

2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)5/8 (63%)1/3 (33%)4/7 (57%)0/1 (0%)4/5 (80%)2/5 (40%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/12 (33%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/6 (33%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/13 (38%)3/10 (30%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)8/15 (53%)0/1 (0%)1/7 (14%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)4/13 (31%)3/4 (75%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/6 (33%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)4/12 (33%)3/8 (38%)2/4 (50%)2/3 (67%)0/5 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)5/11 (45%)2/4 (50%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)3/8 (38%)4/8 (50%)7/10 (70%)3/6 (50%)1/1 (100%)4/5 (80%)11/24 (46%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)20/35 (57%)28/48 (58%)5/15 (33%)5/17 (29%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/8 (38%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)34/50 (68%)31/42 (74%)15/27 (56%)5/14 (36%)1/5 (20%)5/18 (28%)2/4 (50%)7/15 (47%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)6/8 (75%)2/10 (20%)3/6 (50%)3/4 (75%)2/5 (40%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)6/11 (55%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)4/9 (44%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)0/4 (0%)4/5 (80%)1/4 (25%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)0/5 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)4/10 (40%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/4 (0%)2/9 (22%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)2/5 (40%)5/12 (42%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)2/6 (33%)6/16 (38%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)6/10 (60%)2/15 (13%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)2/5 (40%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/4 (0%)3/14 (21%)3/7 (43%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)10/20 (50%)3/9 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)3/5 (60%)1/1 (100%)4/10 (40%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)9/20 (45%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)3/10 (30%)3/9 (33%)3/6 (50%)6/16 (38%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/4 (0%)0/5 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)
James Harden 487–1123 FG
4/6 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)2/9 (22%)5/11 (45%)1/3 (33%)3/9 (33%)2/5 (40%)5/9 (56%)3/4 (75%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/9 (22%)1/5 (20%)2/9 (22%)0/4 (0%)4/8 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/17 (24%)2/8 (25%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/8 (25%)0/1 (0%)1/6 (17%)4/13 (31%)5/14 (36%)2/7 (29%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)3/7 (43%)6/21 (29%)6/14 (43%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)5/11 (45%)7/12 (58%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/13 (15%)4/7 (57%)3/6 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/5 (40%)6/10 (60%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/4 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)4/6 (67%)2/7 (29%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)3/4 (75%)1/5 (20%)4/10 (40%)0/7 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)2/5 (40%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/4 (25%)3/9 (33%)4/15 (27%)0/4 (0%)1/5 (20%)3/6 (50%)1/7 (14%)1/5 (20%)6/9 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)22/39 (56%)3/15 (20%)5/10 (50%)3/9 (33%)4/7 (57%)31/41 (76%)4/9 (44%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)8/19 (42%)5/7 (71%)0/1 (0%)5/11 (45%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)16/23 (70%)16/32 (50%)7/12 (58%)2/11 (18%)5/12 (42%)3/5 (60%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)7/18 (39%)5/15 (33%)2/9 (22%)0/2 (0%)2/9 (22%)0/2 (0%)4/5 (80%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)3/9 (33%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/7 (57%)1/3 (33%)1/6 (17%)6/8 (75%)2/5 (40%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)3/3 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/4 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/7 (14%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)4/9 (44%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/9 (11%)8/18 (44%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)3/11 (27%)5/6 (83%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)6/15 (40%)4/14 (29%)4/7 (57%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/7 (29%)3/6 (50%)0/1 (0%)5/9 (56%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/7 (14%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/7 (29%)1/4 (25%)4/8 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/5 (20%)1/4 (25%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)5/9 (56%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)3/5 (60%)2/2 (100%)
LaMelo Ball 506–1244 FG
James Harden vs LaMelo Ball · shooting accuracy by zone
James HardenZone FG% (attempts)LaMelo Ball
63.8% (210)Restricted area league 67.2%56.7% (178)
40.1% (247)In the paint (non-RA) league 44.5%41.8% (251)
41.5% (94)Mid-range league 41.8%37.3% (75)
33.3% (33)Corner 3 league 38.8%43.3% (97)
37.8% (539)Above the break 3 league 35.2%35.8% (643)

above typical accuracy typical below. Better percentage highlighted when both players took 10+ shots in the zone. Shot locations.

Quick answers

Who scores more, James Harden or LaMelo Ball?
James Harden had the higher points per game in 2025-26: 23.6, compared with 20.1 for LaMelo Ball.
Who is the more efficient scorer?
James Harden had the higher true shooting percentage in 2025-26: 61.0%, compared with 54.6% for LaMelo Ball.
Who rebounds and passes more?
James Harden and LaMelo Ball are both shown at 4.8 for rebounds per game in 2025-26, rounded to one decimal. James Harden had the higher assists per game in 2025-26: 8.0, compared with 7.1 for LaMelo Ball.
Who had the higher PER?
James Harden had the higher PER in 2025-26: 19.2, compared with 18.5 for LaMelo Ball. PER summarizes per-minute box-score production.

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Statistics. Better value highlighted per row. How to read these stats.