James Harden vs. Ed Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Peterson 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.

Ed Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ed Peterson: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ed Peterson 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ed Peterson 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ed Peterson 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ed Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ed Peterson 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ed Peterson 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ed Peterson 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ed Peterson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ed Peterson 7.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ed Peterson 5.4 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ed Peterson 0.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ed Peterson 804

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ed Peterson 288 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ed Peterson 99

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

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ed Peterson 115

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ed Peterson .384

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ed Peterson .627

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ed Peterson 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ed Peterson 5.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ed Peterson 1.2 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ed Peterson 4.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Ed Peterson 0.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Ed Peterson 44

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Ed Peterson 0 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Ed Peterson 1

Total Steals James Harden 273 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Ed Peterson - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Ed Peterson 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ed Peterson .419

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ed Peterson .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ed Peterson 4.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ed Peterson - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ed Peterson 0.1 (1950)

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

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Ed Peterson - 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.