MVP awards
1
Scoring titles
3
All-Star selections
11
Assist titles
2
Career points
27,000
Sixth Man of the Year
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.9 | |
| 2010 | 12.2 | |
| 2011 | 16.8 | |
| 2012 | 25.9 | |
| 2013 | 25.4 | |
| 2014 | 27.4 | |
| 2015 | 29 | |
| 2016 | 29.1 | |
| 2017 | 30.4 | |
| 2018 | 36.1 | |
| 2019 | 34.3 | |
| 2020 | 24.6 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 16.6 | |
| 2024 | 22.8 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Harden ranks #120 in Basketball
James Harden ranks #120 in Basketball and #961 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.8/100.
The verified career covers 2009–present and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, Scoring titles 3, All-Star selections 11, Assist titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Tim Hardaway (83.9); behind Walt Bellamy (83.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
James Harden GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Harden comparisons
James Harden — frequently asked
- Is James Harden the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, James Harden ranks #120 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.8/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is James Harden's GOAT Score?
- 83.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does James Harden rank all time?
- #961 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #120 in Basketball.
- James Harden vs Tim Hardaway: who ranks higher?
- Tim Hardaway ranks higher at 83.9 versus James Harden at 83.8, a margin of 0.1 points.