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 Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association.

NBA Career Statistics

Statistics are correct through the end of the 2015–16 season.

Led the league

Regular Season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City | 76 || 0 || 22.9 || .403 || .375 || .808 || 3.2 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .3 || 9.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City |82 || 5 || 26.7 || .436 || .349 || .843 || 3.1 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .3 || 12.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City | 62 || 2 || 31.4 || .491 || .390 || .846 || 4.1 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 78 || 78 || 38.3 || .438 || .368 || .851 || 4.9 || 5.8 || 1.8 || .5 || 25.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 73 || 73 || 38.0 || .456 || .366 || .866 || 4.7 || 6.1 || 1.6 || .4 || 25.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 81 || 81 || 36.8 || .440 || .375 || .868 || 5.7 || 7.0 || 1.9 || .7 || 27.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | style="background:#cfecec;"|82 || 82 || style="background:#cfecec;"|38.1 || .439 || .359 || .860 || 6.1 || 7.5 || 1.7 || .6 || 29.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 534 || 321 || 33.2 || .443 || .368 || .855 || 4.6 || 4.9 || 1.5 || .4 || 21.1 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| All-Star | 4 || 2 || 24.3 || .560 || .500 || .000 || 4.8 || 4.8 || .8 || .0 || 18.8

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City | 6 || 0 || 20.0 || .387 || .375 || .842 || 2.5 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011 | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City | 17 || 0 || 31.6 || .475 || .303 || .825 || 5.4 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .8 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012 | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City | 20 || 0 || 31.5 || .435 || .410 || .857 || 5.1 || 3.4 || 1.6 || .1 || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 6 || 6 || 40.5 || .391 || .341 || .803 || 6.7 || 4.5 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 26.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 6 || 6 || 43.8 || .376 || .296 || .900 || 4.7 || 5.8 || 2.0 || .2 || 26.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 17 || 17 || 37.4 || .439 || .383 || .916 || 5.7 || 7.5 || 1.6 || .4 || 27.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| Houston | 5 || 5 || 38.6 || .410 || .310 || .844 || 5.2 || 7.6 || 2.4 || .2 || 26.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 77 || 34 || 34.1 || .425 || .350 || .867 || 5.2 || 4.8 || 1.6 || .4 || 19.6

Awards and accomplishments

NBA

  • 2x NBA minutes leader: 2015, 2016
  • 3x All-NBA selection:

:* First team: 2014, 2015

:* Third team: 2013

  • 4x NBA All-Star: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • NBA All-Rookie selection:

:* Second team: 2010

  • 3x NBA Western Conference Player of the Month
  • 9x NBA Western Conference Player of the Week

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

NBA achievements

  • Youngest player to reach 1,000 career three-pointers made.
  • T-1st place all-time for most points in a triple-double with 53.
    • Tied with Wilt Chamberlain.
  • Only player in NBA history to make at least 200 three-pointers and 700 free throws in a single season. (has achieved this twice)
  • 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.
  • One of three players in NBA history to average at least 25 points and 5 assists in first 4 seasons with a team.
    • Includes Oscar Robertson and Lebron James.
  • One of four players in NBA history to average at least 29 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds in a single season.
    • Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this seven times), Lebron James (achieved this twice), Michael Jordan.
  • 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 seven players in NBA history to record at least 2,000 points and 600 assists in a single season.
    • Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this seven times), John Havlicek (achieved this twice), Tiny Archibald (achieved this twice), Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Derrick Rose.