Player Comparison: James Harden vs. Michael Jordan

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1James Harden2010202294272834.67.316.6.4422.87.6.3614.69.0.511.5257.58.7.8600.84.85.66.81.50.53.82.624.9
2Michael Jordan*198520031072103938.311.422.9.4970.51.7.32710.821.2.510.5096.88.2.8351.64.76.25.32.30.82.72.630.1

Totals

Totals Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% eFG% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1James Harden2010202294272832617692015651.44225937176.36143278475.511.52570448195.86074245525294639714495123539245623477
2Michael Jordan*1985200310721039410111219224537.4975811778.3271161122759.510.50973278772.835166850046672563325148932924278332292

Per 36 Minutes

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1James Harden20102022942728326177.617.3.4422.97.9.3614.89.4.5117.89.0.8600.85.05.87.11.60.63.92.725.9
2Michael Jordan*19852003107210394101110.721.5.4970.51.6.32710.220.0.5106.47.7.8351.54.45.94.92.20.82.62.428.3

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS ORtg DRtg
1James Harden201020229427283261710.523.7.4423.910.9.3616.512.8.51110.712.4.8601.16.98.09.72.20.85.43.735.5118107
2Michael Jordan*19852003107210394101115.330.7.4970.72.2.32714.528.5.5109.211.0.8352.16.38.37.03.11.13.73.540.4118103

Advanced

Advanced Table
Rk Player From To G MP PER TS% 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG%   OWS DWS WS WS/48   OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
1James Harden201020229423261724.5.610.459.5242.615.39.033.42.21.315.530.3112.137.5149.6.2205.80.96.772.0
2Michael Jordan*1985200310724101127.9.569.072.3584.714.19.424.93.11.49.333.3149.964.1214.0.2507.22.09.2116.1

Adjusted Shooting

Adjusted Shooting Table
  Player Shooting % League Shooting % League-Adjusted  
Rk Player From To G MP   FG 2P 3P eFG FT TS FTr 3PAr   FG 2P 3P eFG FT TS FTr 3PAr   FG+ 2P+ 3P+ eFG+ FT+ TS+ FTr+ 3PAr+   FG Add TS Add
1James Harden2010202294232617.442.511.361.525.860.610.524.459.457.501.357.512.763.549.268.30997102101103113111195151408.92319.7
2Michael Jordan19852003107241011.497.510.327.509.835.569.357.072.469.484.340.488.756.534.323.11310610595104110106110711009.91943.8

Playoffs Totals

Playoffs Totals Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG 3P 3PA 3P 2P 2PA 2P eFG FT FTA FT ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1James Harden20102022149106532310172387.4263691102.3356481285.504.50310111163.869113703816922247815204553414
2Michael Jordan*19851998179179747421884497.487148446.33220404051.504.50314631766.828305847115210223761585465415987

Playoffs Per Game

Playoffs Per Game Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG 3P 3PA 3P 2P 2PA 2P eFG FT FTA FT ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1James Harden2010202214910635.76.816.0.4262.57.4.3354.38.6.504.5036.87.8.8690.84.75.56.21.70.53.53.122.9
2Michael Jordan*1985199817917941.812.225.1.4870.82.5.33211.422.6.504.5038.29.9.8281.74.76.45.72.10.93.13.033.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG 3P 3PA 3P 2P 2PA 2P FT FTA FT ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1James Harden2010202214910653236.916.1.4262.57.5.3354.48.7.5046.87.9.8690.84.85.56.21.70.53.53.123.1
2Michael Jordan*19851998179179747410.521.7.4870.72.1.3329.819.5.5047.08.5.8281.54.15.54.91.80.82.62.628.8

Playoffs Per 100 Poss

Playoffs Per 100 Poss Table
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG 3P 3PA 3P 2P 2PA 2P FT FTA FT ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS ORtg DRtg
1James Harden2010202214910653239.622.6.4263.510.4.3356.112.2.5049.611.0.8691.16.77.78.72.30.84.94.332.3115108
2Michael Jordan*19851998179179747415.832.5.4871.13.2.33214.829.3.50410.612.8.8282.26.18.37.42.71.14.03.943.3118104

Playoffs Advanced

Playoffs Advanced Table
Rk Player From To G MP PER TS 3PAr FTr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG%   OWS DWS WS WS/48   OBPM DBPM BPM VORP
1James Harden20102022149532322.3.589.462.4872.414.78.630.62.31.315.228.514.15.519.6.1775.01.46.411.2
2Michael Jordan*19851998179747428.6.568.099.3934.813.89.328.22.71.69.435.627.312.439.8.2558.82.311.124.7
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