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

James Harden vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Harden · Gilgeous-Alexander

Harden

Cavaliers

2025-26

Gilgeous-Alexander

Thunder

Games

availability

34.8

Minutes

per game

33.2

23.6

Points

per game

31.1

4.8

Rebounds

per game

4.3

8.0

Assists

per game

6.6

1.5

Steals + blocks

per game

2.2

3.5

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.2

43.4%

Field goal %

55.3%

37.5%

Three-point %

8.2 vs 4.4 attempts

38.6%

88.4%

Free throw %

87.9%

61.0%

True shooting

TS%

66.5%

27.9%

Usage

USG%

32.3%

34.7%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.2%

7.0%

Rebound %

of available

6.2%

+1.8

Net rating

on court

+16.3

14.3%

PIE

player impact estimate

20.7%

+1.4

Plus-minus

per game

+11.6

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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored more in 2025-26, 7.5 points a game apart (31.1 vs 23.6), on Gilgeous-Alexander's heavier usage (32.3% vs 27.9%).

Gilgeous-Alexander is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 66.5% to 61.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 6.6 assists), the glass to Harden (4.8 vs 4.3 rebounds).

With Gilgeous-Alexander on the floor his team outscored opponents by +16.3 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, Gilgeous-Alexander $40.8M through 2030-31. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Harden

2025-26

Gilgeous-Alexander

40-30

Record when playing

56-12

21.9

Points at home

31.3

25.1

Points on the road

30.9

24.3

Points in wins

31.1

22.7

Points in losses

31.1

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

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

Gilgeous-Alexander · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at SAS32 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast

Thu, Oct 15 at HOU17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast

Tue, Oct 13 vs IND15 pts · 0 reb · 6 ast

Wed, Oct 7 vs MIL17 pts · 3 reb · 5 ast

Sat, May 30 vs SAS35 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast

Harden · contract

2026-27$30.6M

2027-28$32.2M

2028-29player option$33.7M

Gilgeous-Alexander · contract

2026-27$40.8M

2027-28$61.0M

2028-29$65.9M

2029-30$70.8M

2030-31$75.6M

More comparisons

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

Gilgeous-Alexander vs
Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Donovan Mitchell

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

Gilgeous-Alexander vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · 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 · 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).