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James Harden
Cavaliers · G · 37
James Harden
vs
2025-26
25
Pelicans · F · 26
Trey Murphy III
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

James Harden vs Trey Murphy III

8-9categories
Harden · Murphy III
James Harden
Harden
Cavaliers
2025-26
Murphy III
Pelicans
25
70
Games
availability
66
34.8
Minutes
per game
35.5
23.6
Points
per game
21.5
4.8
Rebounds
per game
5.7
8.0
Assists
per game
3.8
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
3.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
43.4%
Field goal %
47.0%
37.5%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 8.6 attempts
37.9%
88.4%
Free throw %
88.6%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
61.3%
27.9%
Usage
USG%
22.3%
34.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
16.0%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
7.8%
+1.8
Net rating
on court
-3.6
14.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.2%
+1.4
Plus-minus
per game
-2.6
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

James Harden scored more in 2025-26, 2.1 points a game apart (23.6 vs 21.5), on Harden's heavier usage (27.9% vs 22.3%).

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

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Murphy III (5.7 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Harden on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.8 per 100 possessions, against -3.6 for Murphy III; 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, Murphy III $27.0M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Harden
2025-26
Murphy III
40-30
Record when playing
21-45
21.9
Points at home
22.1
25.1
Points on the road
20.9
24.3
Points in wins
22.1
22.7
Points in losses
21.2
55
Season high
44
14
30-point games
10
20
Double-doubles
4

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
Murphy III · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs IND11 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS11 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL5 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC11 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Harden · contract
2026-27$30.6M
2027-28$32.2M
2028-29player option$33.7M
Murphy III · contract
2026-27$27.0M
2027-28$29.0M
2028-29$31.0M

More comparisons

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Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray
Murphy III vs
Brandon Ingram · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · LeBron James
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
Murphy III 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 · 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).