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

Jalen Brunson vs James Harden

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Brunson · Harden

Brunson

Knicks

2025-26

Harden

Cavaliers

Games

availability

35.0

Minutes

per game

34.8

26.0

Points

per game

23.6

3.3

Rebounds

per game

4.8

6.8

Assists

per game

8.0

0.9

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

2.4

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.5

46.7%

Field goal %

43.4%

36.9%

Three-point %

7.1 vs 8.2 attempts

37.5%

84.1%

Free throw %

88.4%

58.0%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

29.6%

Usage

USG%

27.9%

30.7%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

34.7%

4.7%

Rebound %

of available

7.0%

+6.1

Net rating

on court

+1.8

13.5%

PIE

player impact estimate

14.3%

+4.8

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

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 2.4 points a game apart (26.0 vs 23.6), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 27.9%).

Harden is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 58.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 6.8 assists), the glass to Harden (4.8 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Brunson on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 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: Brunson $37.7M 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

Brunson

2025-26

Harden

50-24

Record when playing

40-30

27.4

Points at home

21.9

24.7

Points on the road

25.1

26.4

Points in wins

24.3

25.3

Points in losses

22.7

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Brunson · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 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

Brunson · contract

2026-27$37.7M

2027-28$40.5M

2028-29player option$43.3M

Harden · contract

2026-27$30.6M

2027-28$32.2M

2028-29player option$33.7M

More comparisons

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Brunson vs
Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell

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

Brunson 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 · 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).