Bill Downey vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 James Harden 6

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

Scoring Leader Bill Downey 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Bill Downey 0 James Harden 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 James Harden 7,629

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

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 600

Total Games Bill Downey 3 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 James Harden .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 910

Total Assists Bill Downey - James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 273

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 91

Total Games Bill Downey 0 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - James Harden .425

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - James Harden 8.6 (2022)

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

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

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.