James Harden vs. Art Spector Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Art Spector 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 2025-26
Art Spector: 1946-47 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Art Spector 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Art Spector 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Art Spector 1

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Art Spector 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Art Spector 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Art Spector 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Art Spector 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Art Spector 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Art Spector 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.0 Art Spector 5.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Art Spector 0.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,772 Art Spector 852

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,492 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists James Harden 8,348 Art Spector 143

Total Steals James Harden 1,720 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 656 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,155 Art Spector 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Art Spector .280

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Art Spector - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Art Spector .575

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Art Spector 6.0 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Art Spector 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Art Spector - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Art Spector 2.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Art Spector 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Art Spector - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Art Spector 6

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Art Spector 0

Total Steals James Harden 282 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Art Spector - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Art Spector 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Art Spector .222

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Art Spector - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Art Spector .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Art Spector 2.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Art Spector - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Art Spector 0.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Art Spector - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Art Spector - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.