Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 James Harden 600

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 James Harden 910

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 James Harden 273

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 James Harden 91

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) James Harden 1.0 (2024)