Bill Cartwright vs. James Harden Comparison

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

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 James Harden 6

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

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Bill Cartwright 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 James Harden 600

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 James Harden 910

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 James Harden 273

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 James Harden 91

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) James Harden 1.0 (2024)