Fred Carter vs. James Harden Comparison

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

Fred Carter

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 James Harden 6

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

Scoring Leader Fred Carter 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Fred Carter 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * James Harden 600

Total Games Fred Carter 611 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 James Harden .441

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 James Harden 3,748

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 James Harden 903

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 James Harden 1,048

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * James Harden 271

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * James Harden 90

Total Games Fred Carter 28 James Harden 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** James Harden .341

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * James Harden 1.0 (2024)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.