James Harden vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel 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.

Fred Hetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Fred Hetzel 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Fred Hetzel 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Fred Hetzel 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Fred Hetzel 462

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

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Fred Hetzel .421

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals James Harden 273 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Fred Hetzel .427

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

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

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

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.