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Donovan Mitchell
Cavaliers · G · 30
Donovan Mitchell
vs
2025-26
James Harden
Cavaliers · G · 37
James Harden
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Donovan Mitchell vs James Harden

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Mitchell · Harden
Donovan Mitchell
Mitchell
Cavaliers
2025-26
Harden
Cavaliers
James Harden
70
Games
availability
70
33.5
Minutes
per game
34.8
27.9
Points
per game
23.6
4.5
Rebounds
per game
4.8
5.7
Assists
per game
8.0
1.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.5
48.3%
Field goal %
43.4%
36.4%
Three-point %
8.8 vs 8.2 attempts
37.5%
86.5%
Free throw %
88.4%
61.3%
True shooting
TS%
61.0%
31.1%
Usage
USG%
27.9%
26.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
34.7%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
7.0%
+7.2
Net rating
on court
+1.8
15.2%
PIE
player impact estimate
14.3%
+5.3
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

Donovan Mitchell scored more in 2025-26, 4.3 points a game apart (27.9 vs 23.6), on Mitchell's heavier usage (31.1% vs 27.9%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (61.3% vs 61.0%).

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 5.7 assists), the glass to Harden (4.8 vs 4.5 rebounds).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +7.2 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: Mitchell $50.1M through 2030-31, 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
Mitchell
2025-26
Harden
45-25
Record when playing
40-30
28.7
Points at home
21.9
27.0
Points on the road
25.1
29.6
Points in wins
24.3
24.8
Points in losses
22.7
48
Season high
55
34
30-point games
14
5
Double-doubles
20

Last games & contracts

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Mitchell · last 5
Tue, Oct 13 at ORL15 pts · 2 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL11 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS11 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 25 vs NYK31 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Sat, May 23 vs NYK23 pts · 1 reb · 4 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
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$50.1M
2027-28player option$60.9M
2028-29$65.8M
2029-30$70.7M
2030-31$75.5M
Harden · contract
2026-27$30.6M
2027-28$32.2M
2028-29player option$33.7M

More comparisons

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Mitchell vs
Tyrese Maxey · Jaylen Brown · Anthony Edwards · Stephen Curry
Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray
Mitchell vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · 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).