James Harden vs. Carlos Terry Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carlos Terry 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
Carlos Terry: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Carlos Terry 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Carlos Terry 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Carlos Terry 1

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Carlos Terry 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Carlos Terry 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Carlos Terry 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Carlos Terry 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Carlos Terry 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Carlos Terry 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.0 Carlos Terry 3.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Carlos Terry 2.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Carlos Terry 1.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Carlos Terry 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Carlos Terry 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,796 Carlos Terry 285

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,497 Carlos Terry 227

Total Assists James Harden 8,362 Carlos Terry 124

Total Steals James Harden 1,722 Carlos Terry 54

Total Blocks James Harden 656 Carlos Terry 27

Total Games James Harden 1,156 Carlos Terry 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Carlos Terry .434

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Carlos Terry .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Carlos Terry .672

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Carlos Terry 7.2 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Carlos Terry 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Carlos Terry 2.7 (1981)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Carlos Terry 1.0 (1981)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Carlos Terry 0.5 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Carlos Terry 0.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Carlos Terry 0.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Carlos Terry 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Carlos Terry 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Carlos Terry 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Carlos Terry 0

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Carlos Terry 1

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Carlos Terry 0

Total Steals James Harden 282 Carlos Terry 0

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Carlos Terry 0

Total Games James Harden 173 Carlos Terry 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Carlos Terry -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Carlos Terry -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Carlos Terry -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Carlos Terry 0.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Carlos Terry 0.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Carlos Terry 0.0 (1982)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Carlos Terry 0.0 (1982)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Carlos Terry 0.0 (1982)