List of career achievements by James Harden

This page details the records, statistics and career achievements of American basketball player James Harden. Harden is an American basketball guard who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association.

Harden with the Thunder in 2011

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Oklahoma City	76	0	22.9	.403	.375	.808	3.2	1.8	1.1	.3	9.9
2010–11	Oklahoma City	82	5	26.7	.436	.349	.843	3.1	2.1	1.1	.3	12.2
2011–12	Oklahoma City	62	2	31.4	.491	.390	.846	4.1	3.7	1.0	.2	16.8
2012–13	Houston	78	78	38.3	.438	.368	.851	4.9	5.8	1.8	.5	25.9
2013–14	Houston	73	73	38.0	.456	.366	.866	4.7	6.1	1.6	.4	25.4
2014–15	Houston	81	81	36.8	.440	.375	.868	5.7	7.0	1.9	.7	27.4
2015–16	Houston	82	82	38.1*	.439	.359	.860	6.1	7.5	1.7	.6	29.0
2016–17	Houston	81	81	36.4	.440	.347	.847	8.1	11.2*	1.5	.5	29.1
2017–18	Houston	72	72	35.4	.449	.367	.858	5.4	8.8	1.8	.7	30.4*
2018–19	Houston	78	78	36.8	.442	.368	.879	6.6	7.5	2.0	.7	36.1*
2019–20	Houston	68	68	36.5	.444	.355	.865	6.6	7.5	1.8	.9	34.3*
2020–21	Houston	8	8	36.3	.444	.347	.861	5.1	10.4	1.2	.8	24.8
	Brooklyn	36	36	36.3	.471	.366	.856	8.5	10.9	1.3	.8	24.6
Career		877	663	34.4	.444	.363	.858	5.5	6.5	1.6	.5	25.1
All-Star		7	5	25.9	.450	.397	.000	5.3	6.0	.7	.1	15.9

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Oklahoma City	6	0	20.0	.387	.375	.842	2.5	1.8	1.0	.2	7.7
2011	Oklahoma City	17	0	31.6	.475	.303	.825	5.4	3.6	1.2	.8	13.0
2012	Oklahoma City	20	0	31.5	.435	.410	.857	5.1	3.4	1.6	.1	16.3
2013	Houston	6	6	40.5	.391	.341	.803	6.7	4.5	2.0	1.0	26.3
2014	Houston	6	6	43.8	.376	.296	.900	4.7	5.8	2.0	.2	26.8
2015	Houston	17	17	37.4	.439	.383	.916	5.7	7.5	1.6	.4	27.2
2016	Houston	5	5	38.6	.410	.310	.844	5.2	7.6	2.4	.2	26.6
2017	Houston	11	11	37.0	.413	.278	.878	5.5	8.5	1.9	.5	28.5
2018	Houston	17	17	36.5	.410	.299	.887	5.2	6.8	2.2	.6	28.6
2019	Houston	11	11	38.5	.413	.350	.837	6.9	6.6	2.2	.9	31.6
2020	Houston	12	12	37.3	.478	.333	.845	5.6	7.7	1.5	.8	29.6
2021	Brooklyn	9	9	35.8	.472	.364	.903	6.3	8.6	1.7	.7	20.2
Career		137	94	35.4	.428	.332	.868	5.5	6.0	1.7	.5	23.3

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007–08	Arizona State	34	33	34.1	.527	.407	.754	5.3	3.2	2.1	.6	17.8
2008–09	Arizona State	35	35	35.8	.489	.356	.756	5.6	4.2	1.7	.3	20.1
Career		69	68	35.0	.506	.376	.755	5.4	3.7	1.9	.4	19.0

Awards and achievements

NBA

• 7x All-NBA selection:

• First team: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Third team: 2013

• 10x NBA All-Star: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• NBA All-Rookie selection:

• Second team: 2010

• NBA Sixth Man of the Year: 2012
• NBA Most Valuable Player: 2018
• 2x NBA minutes leader: 2015, 2016
• 2x NBA assists leader: 2017, 2023
• 3x NBA scoring leader: 2018, 2019, 2020
• 3× NBA three-point field goals leader: 2018, 2019, 2020

United States National Team

• Olympic medalist:
  • Gold: 2012
• FIBA World Championship medalist:
  • Gold: 2014

College

• Pac-10 Player of the Year: 2009
• 2× First-team All-Pac-10: 2008, 2009
• No. 13 retired by Arizona State
• Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Athlete (2019)

NBA achievements

• "NBA record for most turnovers in a playoff game, with 13 total against the Golden State Warriors in 2015."
• Holds record for most turnovers in a single season, Harden also owns 2nd and 4th place in this particular stat.
• First player in NBA history to record 60-point triple-double (60 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds).
• Only player in NBA history to record a 40-point triple-double while playing less than thirty minutes. He recorded 43 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes 34 seconds of playtime in a victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. (1/11/19)
• Only player in NBA history to score at least 30 points against all other teams in the NBA within a single season.^[1]
• Only player in 2017-2018 to score over 35 points 15 times.
• Only player in NBA history to make at least 200 three-pointers and 700 free throws in a single season. (has achieved this twice)^[2]
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 34 points and 17 assists in a season opener.
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 60 points, 25 assists, and 15 rebounds through his first two games this season.
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 50 points, 15 rebounds, 15 assists in a game.^[3]
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 51 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals in a game.
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 10 three-pointers and 9 assists in a game.
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 5 three-pointers, 8 two-pointers, 22 free throws in a game.
• Only player in NBA history to record a 30-point triple-double in his first game for a franchise.
• One of two players in NBA history known to have been responsible for 90 or more points, including points and assists, in a game, and the only one to have accomplished this feat more than once (twice to date).^[4]
  • Includes Wilt Chamberlain, whose only known accomplishment of this nature was his 100-point game in 1962.
• One of two players in NBA history to record at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in a game twice in one season.^[5]
  • Includes Russell Westbrook.
• Only player in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points, 900 assists, and 600 rebounds in a single season.
• One of three players in NBA history to average at least 25 points and 5 assists in first 4 seasons with a team.^[6]
  • Includes Oscar Robertson and LeBron James.
• One of five players in NBA history to average at least 29 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds in a single season.^[7]
  • Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this seven times), LeBron James (achieved this twice), Michael Jordan, and Russell Westbrook.
• One of four players in NBA history to score at least 30 points in each of his first two road games played for a franchise.
  • Includes Wilt Chamberlain, Terry Dischinger, and Kevin Durant.
• One of four players in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points and 600 assists in a single season twice.^[8]
  • Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this seven times), John Havlicek, and Tiny Archibald.

See also

• List of NBA regular season records

References

1. "Rockets' James Harden becomes first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points against 29 other teams in a season".
2. "Player Season Finder | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
3. "ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
4. Jacobs, Justin (April 21, 2019). "The "80 Point Club"". Squared Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
5. "ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
6. "ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
7. "ESPN Stats & Info on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
8. "Player Season Finder | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.