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James HardenvsJohn Stockton

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

James Harden

2010–2026 · 17 seasons

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John Stockton

1985–2003 · 19 seasons

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At a glance

James Harden and John Stockton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
James Harden	Stat	John Stockton
17	Seasons	19
249.1	Career VAL	344.0
23.9 (2017)	Peak-season VAL	27.3 (1988)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2009
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
35	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both James Harden and John Stockton have
James Harden	Stat	John Stockton
Career
1,222	Games	1,504
Per game
24.0	Points / game	13.1
5.6	Rebounds / game	2.7
7.3	Assists / game	10.5

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — John Stockton's career line covers 2002–2003 only (the table behind it does not cover 17 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	James Harden	John Stockton
20	4.7	—
21	7	—
22	10.7	5.6
23	16.6	11
24	17.4	12.6
25	23.6	27.3
26	16.1	26.2
27	23.9	22.2
28	21	23.1
29	21.5	21.6
30	18.2	17.9
31	10.5	22.6
32	12	23.1
33	12.6	20.8
34	11.2	22
35	12.8	12.8
36	9.3	8.9
37	—	16.9
38	—	17.1
39	—	17.3
40	—	15