Paul George vs. Maurice Harkless Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Maurice Harkless and Paul George, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Paul George played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Maurice Harkless, who played 10. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Maurice Harkless had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Paul George 14 11 2010-11 to 2023-24
Maurice Harkless 10 4 2012-13 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2010-112012-13
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 61 20.7 7.8 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.9 6.5 .453 0.7 2.3 .297 1.3 1.7 .762
Maurice Harkless 76 26.0 8.2 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.9 3.4 7.4 .461 0.4 1.5 .274 1.0 1.7 .570
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 5 26.6 6.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.0 6.6 .303 0.6 2.6 .231 1.4 1.6 .875
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2011-122013-14
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 66 29.7 12.1 0.8 4.8 5.6 2.4 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.9 4.3 9.7 .440 1.4 3.5 .385 2.2 2.8 .802
Maurice Harkless 80 24.4 7.4 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.0 1.2 0.6 1.1 1.8 2.8 6.0 .464 0.7 1.9 .383 1.1 1.8 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 11 33.7 9.7 1.4 5.3 6.6 2.4 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.4 8.6 .389 1.0 3.7 .268 2.0 2.5 .786
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2012-132014-15
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 79 37.6 17.4 1.1 6.5 7.6 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.9 2.9 6.2 14.9 .419 2.2 5.9 .362 2.8 3.5 .807
Maurice Harkless 45 15.0 3.5 0.8 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.5 .399 0.2 1.2 .179 0.5 0.9 .537
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 41.1 19.2 0.8 6.6 7.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.9 3.8 6.3 14.6 .430 1.8 5.5 .327 4.9 6.7 .727
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2013-142015-16
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 80 36.2 21.7 0.8 6.0 6.8 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.5 7.2 17.0 .424 2.3 6.3 .364 5.0 5.8 .864
Maurice Harkless 78 18.7 6.4 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.5 5.3 .474 0.5 1.8 .279 0.9 1.4 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 41.1 22.6 0.7 6.9 7.6 3.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.9 7.3 16.6 .438 2.7 6.8 .403 5.3 6.7 .789
Maurice Harkless 11 24.7 11.0 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.0 3.5 4.3 10.0 .427 1.4 4.0 .341 1.1 2.3 .480

Season 5

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2014-152016-17
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 15.2 8.8 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.8 3.0 8.2 .367 1.5 3.7 .409 1.3 1.8 .727
Maurice Harkless 77 28.9 10.0 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1 2.8 4.1 8.1 .503 0.9 2.5 .351 1.0 1.6 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Maurice Harkless 4 24.8 7.3 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.8 1.3 1.3 0.3 3.5 2.5 8.5 .294 0.5 3.0 .167 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 6

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 81 34.8 23.1 1.0 6.0 7.0 4.1 1.9 0.4 3.3 2.8 7.5 17.9 .418 2.6 7.0 .371 5.6 6.5 .860
Maurice Harkless 59 21.4 6.5 0.8 2.0 2.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.7 2.5 5.0 .495 0.8 2.0 .415 0.7 1.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 7 39.3 27.3 1.3 6.3 7.6 4.3 2.0 0.7 3.3 3.4 8.0 17.6 .455 2.6 6.1 .419 8.7 9.1 .953
Maurice Harkless 2 26.5 8.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.5 6.5 .538 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 75 35.9 23.7 0.8 5.8 6.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.7 8.3 18.0 .461 2.6 6.6 .393 4.5 5.0 .898
Maurice Harkless 60 23.6 7.7 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.2 6.5 .487 0.6 2.0 .275 0.8 1.2 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 4 43.0 28.0 1.3 7.5 8.8 7.3 1.8 0.5 3.3 3.3 8.5 22.0 .386 4.5 10.5 .429 6.5 7.5 .867
Maurice Harkless 16 24.3 8.4 1.8 3.1 4.9 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.1 3.5 3.3 6.8 .477 0.4 1.8 .250 1.4 2.3 .639

Season 8

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 79 36.6 21.9 0.9 4.7 5.7 3.3 2.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 7.3 17.0 .430 3.1 7.7 .401 4.3 5.2 .822
Maurice Harkless 62 23.0 5.8 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.9 2.4 2.3 4.6 .502 0.5 1.6 .347 0.6 1.1 .591
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 41.8 24.7 0.7 5.3 6.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 4.0 2.8 8.2 20.0 .408 3.2 8.7 .365 5.2 6.0 .861
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMiami Heat, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 77 36.9 28.0 1.4 6.8 8.2 4.1 2.2 0.4 2.7 2.8 9.2 21.0 .438 3.8 9.8 .386 5.9 7.0 .839
Maurice Harkless 37 20.9 5.2 0.4 2.1 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 2.3 1.9 4.5 .418 0.6 2.3 .274 0.9 1.2 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 5 40.8 28.6 1.2 7.4 8.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 4.2 8.8 20.2 .436 3.0 9.4 .319 8.0 9.8 .816
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Los Angeles ClippersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 48 29.6 21.5 0.5 5.2 5.7 3.9 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.4 7.1 16.3 .439 3.3 7.9 .412 4.0 4.5 .876
Maurice Harkless 47 18.4 4.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.6 1.8 3.9 .459 0.7 2.1 .307 0.4 0.6 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 13 36.8 20.2 1.1 5.0 6.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 3.8 6.8 17.0 .398 2.8 8.5 .333 3.8 4.2 .909
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2020-21-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 54 33.7 23.3 0.8 5.8 6.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 3.3 2.4 8.2 17.6 .467 3.2 7.7 .411 3.7 4.2 .868
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 40.8 26.9 0.9 8.7 9.6 5.4 1.0 0.5 3.5 3.1 8.7 19.7 .441 2.7 8.0 .336 6.8 8.1 .844
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 31 34.7 24.3 0.4 6.5 6.9 5.7 2.2 0.4 4.1 2.4 8.6 20.5 .421 2.9 8.3 .354 4.1 4.8 .858
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2022-23-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 56 34.6 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.1 1.5 0.4 3.1 2.8 8.2 17.9 .457 2.8 7.6 .371 4.6 5.3 .871
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Paul George Maurice Harkless
Season 2023-24-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 74 33.8 22.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 1.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 7.9 16.7 .471 3.3 7.9 .413 3.6 3.9 .907
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 37.0 19.5 0.5 6.3 6.8 4.8 1.2 0.5 2.3 3.7 6.5 15.8 .411 3.0 8.2 .367 3.5 4.2 .840
Maurice Harkless ------- --- ----------