Head-to-Head: Games Played Between James Harden and Kawhi Leonard

This is the detail of NBA games in which James Harden and Kawhi Leonard played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 40 times in NBA games. James Harden has a 22-18 winning record over Kawhi Leonard, including a 6-5 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
James Harden:
2009-10 to 2023-24
Kawhi Leonard:
2011-12 to 2023-24
40 Games played
29 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
James Harden
22
16
6
Kawhi Leonard
18
13
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 25.0 5.7 7.3 1.40.4
Kawhi Leonard 19.5 6.8 2.81.80.7
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 47 12 21 43
Kawhi Leonard 39 15 8 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
James Harden 27

games
15

games
35

games
13

games
5

games
Kawhi Leonard 10

games
23

games
3

games
18

games
17

games
Both had same stat 3

games
2

games
2

games
9

games
18

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2012
1. Thunder 108   James Harden 20 2 2 1 0 1 1 22 6-11 .545 2-5 .400 6-9 .667
Spurs 96   Kawhi Leonard 13 10 2 2 0 1 1 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 04, 2012
2. Thunder 96   James Harden 19 5 4 1 0 1 2 30 5-10 .500 0-3 .000 9-10 .900
Spurs 107   Kawhi Leonard 15 6 5 1 1 0 3 31 5-7 .714 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 16, 2012
3. Thunder 105   James Harden 19 7 5 1 0 5 2 33 8-11 .727 3-4 .750 0-1 .000
Spurs 114   Kawhi Leonard 15 5 2 3 0 2 1 39 5-9 .556 2-4 .500 3-4 .750
2012 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 2012
4. Thunder 98   James Harden 19 6 1 2 0 4 5 31 7-17 .412 5-9 .556 0-0 -
Spurs 101   Kawhi Leonard 7 7 0 1 0 2 1 25 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -
May. 29, 2012
5. Thunder 111   James Harden 30 7 4 2 0 0 6 34 10-13 .769 0-1 .000 10-13 .769
Spurs 120   Kawhi Leonard 18 10 0 1 2 1 1 35 7-12 .583 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
May. 31, 2012
6. Thunder 102   James Harden 15 4 3 0 0 1 1 26 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000
Spurs 82   Kawhi Leonard 2 6 0 0 1 0 1 15 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Jun. 02, 2012
7. Thunder 109   James Harden 11 7 7 1 0 3 2 32 4-13 .308 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
Spurs 103   Kawhi Leonard 17 9 0 1 0 2 1 33 7-8 .875 3-4 .750 0-0 -
Jun. 04, 2012
8. Thunder 108   James Harden 20 4 3 2 0 0 3 35 6-11 .545 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Spurs 103   Kawhi Leonard 4 10 2 1 0 1 2 36 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jun. 06, 2012
9. Thunder 107   James Harden 16 5 4 0 0 3 3 35 4-9 .444 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Spurs 99   Kawhi Leonard 5 2 1 1 0 1 3 41 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 2012
10. Rockets 116   James Harden 33 5 7 2 0 5 5 41 10-22 .455 3-4 .750 10-13 .769
Spurs 122   Kawhi Leonard 2 5 0 2 1 0 1 27 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 2013
11. Rockets 96   James Harden 29 9 6 2 2 1 1 40 6-16 .375 2-5 .400 15-17 .882
Spurs 95   Kawhi Leonard 12 6 1 0 0 0 2 30 4-8 .500 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
2013-14 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2013
12. Rockets 112   James Harden 31 7 6 1 1 3 1 37 10-19 .526 3-5 .600 8-13 .615
Spurs 106   Kawhi Leonard 6 4 1 2 3 1 1 29 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 25, 2013
13. Rockets 111   James Harden 28 6 6 0 2 2 3 42 11-16 .688 3-3 1.000 3-6 .500
Spurs 98   Kawhi Leonard 13 7 0 0 0 2 3 29 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000
2014-15 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2014
14. Rockets 98   James Harden 20 6 6 1 3 8 1 33 8-15 .533 1-4 .250 3-6 .500
Spurs 81   Kawhi Leonard 7 4 5 4 0 1 0 29 2-11 .182 0-2 .000 3-3 1.000
Apr. 08, 2015
15. Rockets 98   James Harden 22 4 4 1 0 1 1 35 6-15 .400 2-6 .333 8-8 1.000
Spurs 110   Kawhi Leonard 20 3 2 4 0 2 2 35 9-15 .600 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 2015
16. Rockets 103   James Harden 16 2 10 3 0 4 2 38 5-19 .263 2-5 .400 4-6 .667
Spurs 104   Kawhi Leonard 18 9 2 4 0 1 2 39 7-17 .412 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000
2015-16 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 25, 2015
17. Rockets 88   James Harden 20 4 9 0 1 4 3 38 7-21 .333 2-6 .333 4-5 .800
Spurs 84   Kawhi Leonard 20 8 4 5 3 1 4 39 8-19 .421 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Jan. 02, 2016
18. Rockets 103   James Harden 17 2 3 1 0 5 3 30 6-10 .600 2-5 .400 3-3 1.000
Spurs 121   Kawhi Leonard 22 6 2 0 0 3 3 34 8-12 .667 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Jan. 27, 2016
19. Rockets 99   James Harden 20 3 2 0 1 5 1 28 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 9-9 1.000
Spurs 130   Kawhi Leonard 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 28 7-12 .583 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
Feb. 27, 2016
20. Rockets 94   James Harden 27 4 2 1 0 5 2 41 10-25 .400 3-8 .375 4-4 1.000
Spurs 104   Kawhi Leonard 27 8 1 1 1 2 3 39 8-13 .615 3-4 .750 8-9 .889
2016-17 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 2016
21. Rockets 101   James Harden 24 12 15 1 0 8 1 41 9-19 .474 1-5 .200 5-7 .714
Spurs 99   Kawhi Leonard 34 7 1 1 2 2 1 39 11-26 .423 4-6 .667 8-8 1.000
Nov. 12, 2016
22. Rockets 100   James Harden 25 11 13 0 0 7 1 39 7-18 .389 2-9 .222 9-11 .818
Spurs 106   Kawhi Leonard 20 2 0 4 0 2 3 38 9-16 .563 0-5 .000 2-2 1.000
Dec. 20, 2016
23. Rockets 100   James Harden 31 10 7 1 0 3 1 37 10-26 .385 1-11 .091 10-10 1.000
Spurs 102   Kawhi Leonard 21 5 4 5 0 7 1 36 5-15 .333 0-4 .000 11-13 .846
Mar. 06, 2017
24. Rockets 110   James Harden 39 3 12 0 0 7 2 36 13-20 .650 6-9 .667 7-8 .875
Spurs 112   Kawhi Leonard 39 6 5 1 2 1 1 39 12-18 .667 4-5 .800 11-11 1.000
2017 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 01, 2017
25. Rockets 126   James Harden 20 1 14 4 0 3 3 31 6-13 .462 3-8 .375 5-5 1.000
Spurs 99   Kawhi Leonard 21 11 6 0 1 1 0 32 5-14 .357 3-7 .429 8-8 1.000
May. 03, 2017
26. Rockets 96   James Harden 13 7 10 2 0 4 4 34 3-17 .176 2-9 .222 5-6 .833
Spurs 121   Kawhi Leonard 34 7 8 3 1 2 0 38 13-16 .813 3-4 .750 5-5 1.000
May. 05, 2017
27. Rockets 92   James Harden 43 2 5 3 0 5 4 40 14-28 .500 5-13 .385 10-11 .909
Spurs 103   Kawhi Leonard 26 10 7 1 0 3 4 41 9-20 .450 2-3 .667 6-8 .750
May. 07, 2017
28. Rockets 125   James Harden 28 5 12 2 0 4 4 35 10-18 .556 4-11 .364 4-6 .667
Spurs 104   Kawhi Leonard 16 6 4 1 1 3 2 30 7-14 .500 1-4 .250 1-3 .333
May. 09, 2017
29. Rockets 107   James Harden 33 10 10 1 1 9 4 43 11-24 .458 4-15 .267 7-8 .875
OT Spurs 110   Kawhi Leonard 22 15 4 2 2 2 1 38 8-21 .381 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
2017-18 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2017
30. Rockets 124   James Harden 28 7 6 2 1 5 2 33 6-18 .333 2-11 .182 14-16 .875
Spurs 109   Kawhi Leonard 12 4 1 2 2 2 0 17 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
2018-19 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 2019
31. Rockets 121   James Harden 35 2 7 0 1 4 2 40 9-25 .360 2-13 .154 15-15 1.000
Raptors 119   Kawhi Leonard 32 7 5 2 0 6 2 39 11-19 .579 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
Mar. 05, 2019
32. Rockets 107   James Harden 35 1 3 3 0 1 4 37 12-30 .400 3-9 .333 8-8 1.000
Raptors 95   Kawhi Leonard 26 6 1 1 0 1 0 36 10-22 .455 1-4 .250 5-5 1.000
2019-20 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2019
33. Rockets 102   James Harden 47 6 7 3 0 6 0 44 12-26 .462 7-13 .538 16-17 .941
Clippers 93   Kawhi Leonard 26 12 7 1 1 4 1 41 10-24 .417 3-9 .333 3-5 .600
Nov. 22, 2019
34. Rockets 119   James Harden 37 8 12 2 0 4 4 42 9-16 .563 5-11 .455 14-18 .778
Clippers 122   Kawhi Leonard 24 6 3 3 0 2 5 28 9-16 .563 2-5 .400 4-7 .571
Dec. 19, 2019
35. Rockets 122   James Harden 28 1 10 2 1 6 4 36 8-16 .500 5-11 .455 7-10 .700
Clippers 117   Kawhi Leonard 25 9 4 1 0 5 1 37 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 5-6 .833
Mar. 05, 2020
36. Rockets 105   James Harden 16 7 4 1 0 4 3 28 4-17 .235 0-8 .000 8-11 .727
Clippers 120   Kawhi Leonard 25 6 5 2 1 2 3 29 8-15 .533 4-7 .571 5-9 .556
2020-21 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 02, 2021
37. Nets 124   James Harden 23 12 14 1 0 3 5 43 7-15 .467 1-6 .167 8-8 1.000
Clippers 120   Kawhi Leonard 33 5 5 4 2 0 1 39 12-24 .500 1-5 .200 8-9 .889
Feb. 21, 2021
38. Nets 112   James Harden 37 11 7 2 0 3 2 41 13-25 .520 4-9 .444 7-11 .636
Clippers 108   Kawhi Leonard 29 13 3 1 0 2 2 39 9-19 .474 5-9 .556 6-6 1.000
2022-23 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2022
39. 76ers 119   James Harden 20 11 21 1 0 3 2 41 6-17 .353 3-6 .500 5-6 .833
Clippers 114   Kawhi Leonard 28 3 5 0 0 2 0 34 12-19 .632 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Jan. 17, 2023
40. 76ers 120   James Harden 6 3 9 1 1 3 1 32 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 4-4 1.000
Clippers 110   Kawhi Leonard 27 4 1 1 1 3 2 36 10-20 .500 2-6 .333 5-7 .714