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

James Harden vs Tyrese Maxey

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Harden · Maxey
James Harden
Harden
Cavaliers
2025-26
Maxey
76ers
Tyrese Maxey
70
Games
availability
70
34.8
Minutes
per game
38.0
23.6
Points
per game
28.3
4.8
Rebounds
per game
4.1
8.0
Assists
per game
6.6
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
2.7
3.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.4
43.4%
Field goal %
46.2%
37.5%
Three-point %
8.2 vs 8.6 attempts
36.7%
88.4%
Free throw %
89.2%
61.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.8%
27.9%
Usage
USG%
28.6%
34.7%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
28.8%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
5.2%
+1.8
Net rating
on court
+1.5
14.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
15.0%
+1.4
Plus-minus
per game
+1.6
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

Tyrese Maxey scored more in 2025-26, 4.7 points a game apart (28.3 vs 23.6), on Maxey's heavier usage (28.6% vs 27.9%).

Harden is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 58.8%; 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 4.1 rebounds).

With Harden on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.8 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for Maxey; 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, Maxey $40.8M 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
Maxey
40-30
Record when playing
38-32
21.9
Points at home
27.3
25.1
Points on the road
29.2
24.3
Points in wins
30.3
22.7
Points in losses
25.9
55
Season high
54
14
30-point games
28
20
Double-doubles
7
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
Maxey · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK28 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS22 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS8 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN14 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Harden · contract
2026-27$30.6M
2027-28$32.2M
2028-29player option$33.7M
Maxey · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

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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).