​Harry Kane is the best striker in the world and no one can say otherwise. However, there is one aspect of his game that is often criticized by fans and commentators alike. Big game performances. Does Harry Kane show up on the biggest stage, when his team puts everything on the line? That’s what we’re about to find out.For a player who plays 50 games a season, which games count as “big” ones? Well, here’s what we will consider:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKnockout rounds of major international competitions (World Cup, EUROs).Later knockout rounds of domestic cups, quarter-final onward (FA Cup, League Cup, DFB-Pokal).Knockout games in the UEFA Champions League.That should help us build up a true picture of how Harry Kane has performed in big games throughout his career, and decide if he really deserves his reputation as a big game choker. Numbers don’t lie and we have a large sample size of games to choose from. Here’s what they say.Kane never won a trophy at Tottenham Hotspur. It is something that will forever be a black mark on his career. Of course, Spurs were never actually a title contender at any point in his time there. So what about cup competitions? How did he fare in them?FA Cup: 7 games, 1 goal, 0 assistsLeague Cup: 9 games, 3 goals, 2 assistsUEFA Champions League: 7 games, 2 goals, 0 assistsThat doesn’t look good for Harry. 6 goals and 2 assists in 23 “big” games is a terrible return. His Champions League and FA Cup latter stage numbers look especially awful, because he played finals without scoring in them. This is probably where his “choker” reputation came from, and you can’t say it wasn’t earned.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe reason why his Bayern Munich numbers are recorded separately is because you have to control for teammates. The players that Kane played with at Tottenham were a far cry from world class. In Germany, he gets to play with the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, and Michael Olise. With that in mind, here are his numbers:DFB Pokal: 3 games, 5 goalsUEFA Champions League: 21 games, 15 goals, 4 assistsNow that’s much better. It’s telling that, in just three years at Bayern, Harry Kane has already played three times as many CL knockout games than he did in his entire career at Spurs. He was especially good last season, scoring in every single knockout game where he featured. So maybe it wasn’t Kane. Maybe it was just Spurs being Spursy.Well, for England, it’s best to do a deeper dive. Here is what Kane did in his various appearances for the Three Lions:AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementUEFA EURO 2016: 0 goals vs Iceland in the Round of 16World Cup 2018: 1 goal vs Colombia in the Round of 16, 0 goals in the QF, SF, and 3rd place playoffUEFA EURO 2020: 1 goal vs Germany in the Ro16, 2 goals vs Ukraine in the QF, 1 goal vs Denmark in the SF, 0 goals vs Italy in the finalWorld Cup 2022: 1 goal vs Senegal in the Ro16, 1 goal vs France in the QFUEFA EURO 2024