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James Harden
Cavaliers · G · 37
James Harden
vs
2025-26
Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

James Harden vs Julius Randle

10-7categories
Harden · Randle
James Harden
Harden
Cavaliers
2025-26
Randle
Nets
Julius Randle
70
Games
availability
79
34.8
Minutes
per game
33.0
23.6
Points
per game
21.1
4.8
Rebounds
per game
6.7
8.0
Assists
per game
5.0
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
3.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
43.4%
Field goal %
48.1%
37.5%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 4.4 attempts
31.5%
88.4%
Free throw %
80.2%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
27.9%
Usage
USG%
25.8%
34.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.7%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
9.9%
+1.8
Net rating
on court
+4.0
14.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+1.4
Plus-minus
per game
+2.9
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

James Harden scored more in 2025-26, 2.5 points a game apart (23.6 vs 21.1), on Harden's heavier usage (27.9% vs 25.8%).

Harden is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 5.0 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 4.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 9 more games (79 vs 70 of 82).

With Randle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 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: Harden $30.6M through 2028-29, Randle $33.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Harden
2025-26
Randle
40-30
Record when playing
47-32
21.9
Points at home
21.2
25.1
Points on the road
21.0
24.3
Points in wins
20.9
22.7
Points in losses
21.3
55
Season high
41
14
30-point games
12
20
Double-doubles
15

Last games & contracts

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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
Randle · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs CHA33 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA15 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS14 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI14 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA13 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Harden · contract
2026-27$30.6M
2027-28$32.2M
2028-29player option$33.7M
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M

More comparisons

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Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray
Randle vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James · Brandon Ingram
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
Randle 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 · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · 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).