James Harden vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and James Harden 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
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2024-25
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Arnie Risen 1

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Arnie Risen 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Arnie Risen 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 655 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals James Harden 282 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.