Butch Carter vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Butch Carter 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

Butch Carter

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Carter: 1980-81 to 1985-86
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Carter 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Butch Carter 6 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Butch Carter 0 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Butch Carter 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Butch Carter 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Butch Carter 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Carter 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Butch Carter 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Butch Carter 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter 8.7 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 1.5 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 1.9 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 0.9 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.1 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter 3,137 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Butch Carter 546 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Butch Carter 683 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Butch Carter 321 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Butch Carter 43 James Harden 600

Total Games Butch Carter 361 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter .475 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter .307 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter .788 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter 13.4 (1984) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter 2.1 (1984) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter 2.8 (1984) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter 1.8 (1984) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter 0.2 (1984) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Carter - James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Butch Carter - James Harden 910

Total Assists Butch Carter - James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Butch Carter - James Harden 273

Total Blocks Butch Carter - James Harden 91

Total Games Butch Carter 0 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Carter - James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Butch Carter - James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Butch Carter - James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Butch Carter - James Harden 1.0 (2024)