Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Anthony Edwards vs James Harden

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Edwards · Harden

Edwards

Timberwolves

2025-26

Harden

Cavaliers

Games

availability

35.0

Minutes

per game

34.8

28.8

Points

per game

23.6

5.0

Rebounds

per game

4.8

3.7

Assists

per game

8.0

2.2

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

2.9

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.5

48.9%

Field goal %

43.4%

39.9%

Three-point %

8.4 vs 8.2 attempts

37.5%

79.6%

Free throw %

88.4%

61.7%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

30.9%

Usage

USG%

27.9%

17.4%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

34.7%

6.9%

Rebound %

of available

7.0%

+3.5

Net rating

on court

+1.8

14.5%

PIE

player impact estimate

14.3%

+2.7

Plus-minus

per game

+1.4

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Anthony Edwards scored more in 2025-26, 5.2 points a game apart (28.8 vs 23.6), on Edwards's heavier usage (30.9% vs 27.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.7% vs 61.0%).

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Edwards (5.0 vs 4.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Harden played 9 more games (70 vs 61 of 82).

With Edwards on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.5 per 100 possessions, against +1.8 for Harden; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Edwards $48.9M through 2028-29, Harden $30.6M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Edwards

2025-26

Harden

37-24

Record when playing

40-30

27.2

Points at home

21.9

30.2

Points on the road

25.1

27.6

Points in wins

24.3

30.6

Points in losses

22.7

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Edwards · last 5

Wed, Oct 21 at MIA45 pts · 10 reb · 3 ast

Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Wed, Oct 14 vs DET20 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 12 at NYK26 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast

Wed, Oct 7 at IND19 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast

Harden · last 5

Tue, Oct 13 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL24 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, May 25 vs NYK12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Sat, May 23 vs NYK19 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast

Edwards · contract

2026-27$48.9M

2027-28$52.3M

2028-29$55.7M

Harden · contract

2026-27$30.6M

2027-28$32.2M

2028-29player option$33.7M

More comparisons

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Edwards vs
Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Donovan Mitchell · Stephen Curry

Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray

Edwards vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Harden vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).