Festus Ezeli vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Festus Ezeli 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Festus Ezeli: 2012-13 to 2015-16
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Festus Ezeli 1 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Festus Ezeli 3 James Harden 16

Playoffs Played Festus Ezeli 3 James Harden 16

All-Star Games Festus Ezeli 0 James Harden 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Festus Ezeli 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Festus Ezeli 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Festus Ezeli 0 James Harden 8

Scoring Leader Festus Ezeli 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Festus Ezeli 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.2 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.3 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 James Harden 7.2

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.0 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 712 James Harden 27,687

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 725 James Harden 6,473

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 63 James Harden 8,316

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 48 James Harden 1,715

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 166 James Harden 655

Total Games Festus Ezeli 170 James Harden 1,151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .513 James Harden .439

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - James Harden .363

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .557 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 7.0 (2016) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 5.6 (2016) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.7 (2016) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 (2016) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 1.1 (2016) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.4 James Harden 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 2.8 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 James Harden 6.5

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.1 James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.4 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Festus Ezeli 187 James Harden 3,895

Total Rebounds Festus Ezeli 153 James Harden 948

Total Assists Festus Ezeli 16 James Harden 1,125

Total Steals Festus Ezeli 5 James Harden 282

Total Blocks Festus Ezeli 24 James Harden 98

Total Games Festus Ezeli 55 James Harden 173

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Festus Ezeli .530 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Festus Ezeli - James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Festus Ezeli .500 James Harden .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Festus Ezeli 4.0 (2016) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Festus Ezeli 3.1 (2015) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2016) James Harden 9.1 (2025)

Steals Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.3 (2013) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Festus Ezeli 0.6 (2013) James Harden 1.0 (2025)