James Harden vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James and James Harden that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

James Harden

vs.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Gene James 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Gene James 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Gene James 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Gene James 95

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Gene James 2

Total Steals James Harden 273 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.