James Harden vs. Arnie Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Johnson 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.

Arnie Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Arnie Johnson: 1948-49 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Arnie Johnson 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Arnie Johnson 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Arnie Johnson 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Arnie Johnson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Arnie Johnson 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Arnie Johnson 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Arnie Johnson 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Arnie Johnson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Arnie Johnson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Arnie Johnson 6.2 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Arnie Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Arnie Johnson 2,888

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Arnie Johnson 1,272 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Arnie Johnson 731

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

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Arnie Johnson 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Arnie Johnson .418

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Arnie Johnson .731

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Arnie Johnson 10.0 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Arnie Johnson 6.6 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Arnie Johnson 2.8 (1952)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Arnie Johnson 9.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Arnie Johnson 7.6 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Arnie Johnson 2.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Arnie Johnson 278

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Arnie Johnson 175 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Arnie Johnson 82

Total Steals James Harden 273 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Arnie Johnson - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Arnie Johnson 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Arnie Johnson .383

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Arnie Johnson .752

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Arnie Johnson 11.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Arnie Johnson 9.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Arnie Johnson 4.0 (1952)

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

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Arnie Johnson - 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.