James Harden
Garbage-time splits · 10 seasons · 801 career GP
Official PPG
26.0
as in the box score
Real PPG
25.6
garbage time removed
Garbage % of points
1.65%
344 garbage pts · Δ -0.4 PPG
Combined official /g
43.3
PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK · box-score sum
Combined real /g
42.6
garbage time removed
Combined garbage %
1.68%
garbage sum ÷ official sum
Scoring by season — per game
| Season | GP | Official PPG | Real PPG | Garbage PPG | Garbage % | Δ PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 88 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 0.3 | 1.25% | -0.3 |
| 2024-25 | 86 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 0.57% | -0.1 |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 0.5 | 2.73% | -0.5 |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 0.3 | 1.46% | -0.3 |
| 2021-22 | 77 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 2.42% | -0.5 |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 0.4 | 1.82% | -0.4 |
| 2019-20 | 80 | 33.6 | 33.0 | 0.7 | 1.97% | -0.7 |
| 2018-19 | 89 | 35.6 | 35.1 | 0.5 | 1.42% | -0.5 |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 30.1 | 29.5 | 0.6 | 1.83% | -0.6 |
| 2016-17 | 92 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 0.4 | 1.54% | -0.4 |
| Career | 801 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 0.4 | 1.65% | -0.4 |
Career splits — per game
Official = real + garbage. Garbage % is garbage as a share of the official total; Δ is real minus official.
| Stat | Official | Real | Garbage | Garbage % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTS | 26.0 | 25.6 | 0.4 | 1.65% | -0.4 |
| REB | 6.3 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 1.79% | -0.1 |
| AST | 8.9 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 1.64% | -0.1 |
| STL | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.50% | -0.0 |
| BLK | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.29% | -0.0 |
| TOV | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.52% | -0.1 |
| 3PM | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 2.39% | -0.1 |
| eFG% | 52.60% | 52.53% | 56.77% | — | — |
| FG% | 43.46% | 43.46% | 43.23% | — | — |
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