James Harden vs. LaRue Martin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LaRue Martin and James Harden, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
James Harden played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than LaRue Martin, who played 4. James Harden had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while LaRue Martin had his rookie season in 1972-73. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
James Harden |
15 |
15 |
2009-10 to 2023-24 |
LaRue Martin |
4 |
0 |
1972-73 to 1975-76 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
76 |
22.9 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
.403 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.375 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
.808 |
LaRue Martin |
77 |
12.9 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
.396 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.649 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
6 |
20.0 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.387 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
.842 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
82 |
26.7 |
12.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
8.3 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.349 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
.843 |
LaRue Martin |
50 |
10.8 |
4.9 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
- |
1.8 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
.435 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.636 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
17 |
31.6 |
13.0 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
.475 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.303 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.825 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
62 |
31.4 |
16.8 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
10.1 |
.491 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.390 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.846 |
LaRue Martin |
81 |
16.9 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
- |
3.0 |
2.9 |
6.4 |
.452 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.697 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
20 |
31.5 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
10.7 |
.435 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
.410 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
.857 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
78 |
38.3 |
25.9 |
0.8 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.1 |
.438 |
2.3 |
6.2 |
.368 |
8.6 |
10.2 |
.851 |
LaRue Martin |
63 |
14.1 |
4.4 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
- |
2.0 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.361 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
6 |
40.5 |
26.3 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
7.5 |
19.2 |
.391 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.341 |
8.8 |
11.0 |
.803 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
73 |
38.0 |
25.4 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
16.5 |
.456 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.366 |
7.9 |
9.1 |
.866 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
6 |
43.8 |
26.8 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
22.2 |
.376 |
2.7 |
9.0 |
.296 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
.900 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
81 |
36.8 |
27.4 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
2.6 |
8.0 |
18.1 |
.440 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.375 |
8.8 |
10.2 |
.868 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
17 |
37.4 |
27.2 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
4.5 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
17.3 |
.439 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
.383 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
.916 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
82 |
38.1 |
29.0 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
6.1 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
19.7 |
.439 |
2.9 |
8.0 |
.359 |
8.8 |
10.2 |
.860 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
5 |
38.6 |
26.6 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
7.6 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
8.2 |
20.0 |
.410 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
.310 |
7.6 |
9.0 |
.844 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
81 |
36.4 |
29.1 |
1.2 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
11.2 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
18.9 |
.440 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
.347 |
9.2 |
10.9 |
.847 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
11 |
37.0 |
28.5 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
8.5 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
19.8 |
.413 |
2.9 |
10.5 |
.278 |
9.2 |
10.5 |
.878 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
72 |
35.4 |
30.4 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
9.0 |
20.1 |
.449 |
3.7 |
10.0 |
.367 |
8.7 |
10.1 |
.858 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
17 |
36.5 |
28.6 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
9.3 |
22.6 |
.410 |
3.1 |
10.2 |
.299 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
.887 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
78 |
36.8 |
36.1 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
3.1 |
10.8 |
24.5 |
.442 |
4.8 |
13.2 |
.368 |
9.7 |
11.0 |
.879 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
11 |
38.5 |
31.6 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
9.9 |
24.0 |
.413 |
4.4 |
12.5 |
.350 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
.837 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
68 |
36.5 |
34.3 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
6.6 |
7.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
9.9 |
22.3 |
.444 |
4.4 |
12.4 |
.355 |
10.2 |
11.8 |
.865 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
12 |
37.3 |
29.6 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
7.7 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
9.1 |
19.0 |
.478 |
3.3 |
9.8 |
.333 |
8.2 |
9.7 |
.845 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
44 |
36.6 |
24.6 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
7.8 |
16.7 |
.466 |
2.8 |
7.6 |
.362 |
6.3 |
7.3 |
.861 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
9 |
35.8 |
20.2 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
12.0 |
.472 |
2.7 |
7.3 |
.364 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
.903 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
65 |
37.2 |
22.0 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
7.7 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
15.3 |
.410 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
.330 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
.877 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
12 |
39.9 |
18.6 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
4.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
13.2 |
.405 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.368 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
.893 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
58 |
36.8 |
21.0 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
6.1 |
10.7 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
14.5 |
.441 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
.385 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
.867 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
11 |
38.8 |
20.3 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
16.6 |
.393 |
2.8 |
7.5 |
.378 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
.873 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
72 |
34.3 |
16.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
.428 |
2.6 |
6.8 |
.381 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
.878 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
James Harden |
6 |
40.3 |
21.2 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
14.8 |
.449 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
.383 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
.906 |
LaRue Martin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |