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2025-26 comparison

James Harden vs Luka Dončić

James HardenJames HardenCleveland Cavaliers · 70 GPLuka DončićLuka DončićLos Angeles Lakers · 64 GP
James Harden vs Luka Dončić · 2025-26 per-game and advanced statistics
James HardenPer gameLuka Dončić
34.8Minutes35.8
23.6Points33.5
4.8Rebounds7.7
8.0Assists8.3
1.1Steals1.6
0.4Blocks0.5
3.5Turnovers4.0
43.4FG%47.6
37.53P%36.6
88.4FT%78.0
61.0True shooting %61.6
19.2PER26.9
26.8Usage %37.6
+99+/− (season)+187

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
0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/7 (14%)0/4 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)2/7 (29%)0/8 (0%)2/5 (40%)1/5 (20%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)9/18 (50%)4/7 (57%)1/6 (17%)0/6 (0%)4/4 (100%)0/2 (0%)7/20 (35%)1/1 (100%)5/13 (38%)3/10 (30%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/9 (33%)9/26 (35%)3/21 (14%)0/2 (0%)1/7 (14%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/9 (33%)9/28 (32%)4/8 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/5 (40%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)2/12 (17%)2/4 (50%)11/14 (79%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/8 (25%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/6 (17%)3/3 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/5 (40%)1/6 (17%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)9/16 (56%)1/2 (50%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)1/4 (25%)3/6 (50%)3/7 (43%)3/4 (75%)1/5 (20%)2/3 (67%)5/8 (63%)1/2 (50%)4/6 (67%)4/12 (33%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)3/6 (50%)5/6 (83%)9/15 (60%)1/1 (100%)5/13 (38%)1/3 (33%)2/4 (50%)7/11 (64%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)4/5 (80%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/9 (22%)6/11 (55%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)3/5 (60%)1/6 (17%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)15/19 (79%)3/7 (43%)6/9 (67%)5/7 (71%)1/2 (50%)4/11 (36%)5/9 (56%)8/10 (80%)3/6 (50%)1/3 (33%)3/5 (60%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)20/22 (91%)33/40 (83%)4/5 (80%)7/9 (78%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)4/10 (40%)13/18 (72%)10/13 (77%)4/5 (80%)9/14 (64%)2/5 (40%)3/10 (30%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)12/17 (71%)9/17 (53%)7/8 (88%)5/10 (50%)3/4 (75%)26/32 (81%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)4/4 (100%)3/3 (100%)4/10 (40%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)9/14 (64%)2/9 (22%)5/10 (50%)4/12 (33%)4/10 (40%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)4/8 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/5 (80%)3/5 (60%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)4/7 (57%)8/10 (80%)3/5 (60%)0/5 (0%)0/2 (0%)7/11 (64%)6/10 (60%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)4/10 (40%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)1/7 (14%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)2/3 (67%)3/7 (43%)2/7 (29%)3/6 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)5/11 (45%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)9/16 (56%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)4/6 (67%)3/4 (75%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/5 (0%)5/12 (42%)0/2 (0%)3/9 (33%)1/2 (50%)2/3 (67%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)6/18 (33%)4/9 (44%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)3/9 (33%)3/7 (43%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)6/8 (75%)4/9 (44%)0/2 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)
Luka Dončić 693–1458 FG
James Harden vs Luka Dončić · shooting accuracy by zone
James HardenZone FG% (attempts)Luka Dončić
63.8% (210)Restricted area league 67.2%82.4% (165)
40.1% (247)In the paint (non-RA) league 44.5%54.9% (370)
41.5% (94)Mid-range league 41.8%43.9% (228)
33.3% (33)Corner 3 league 38.8%20.4% (49)
37.8% (539)Above the break 3 league 35.2%37.8% (646)

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 Luka Dončić?
Luka Dončić had the higher points per game in 2025-26: 33.5, compared with 23.6 for James Harden.
Who is the more efficient scorer?
Luka Dončić had the higher true shooting percentage in 2025-26: 61.6%, compared with 61.0% for James Harden.
Who rebounds and passes more?
Luka Dončić had the higher rebounds per game in 2025-26: 7.7, compared with 4.8 for James Harden. Luka Dončić had the higher assists per game in 2025-26: 8.3, compared with 8.0 for James Harden.
Who had the higher PER?
Luka Dončić had the higher PER in 2025-26: 26.9, compared with 19.2 for James Harden. PER summarizes per-minute box-score production.

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