James Harden vs. Cliff Meely Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Meely 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

James Harden

vs.

Cliff Meely

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Cliff Meely: 1971-72 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Cliff Meely 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Cliff Meely 0

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Cliff Meely 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Cliff Meely 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Cliff Meely 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Cliff Meely 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Cliff Meely 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Cliff Meely 8.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Cliff Meely 5.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Cliff Meely 1.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Cliff Meely 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Cliff Meely 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Cliff Meely 2,658

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Cliff Meely 1,703

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Cliff Meely 398

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Cliff Meely 88 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Cliff Meely 106 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Cliff Meely 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Cliff Meely .417

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Cliff Meely .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Cliff Meely 9.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Cliff Meely 6.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Cliff Meely 1.6 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Cliff Meely 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Cliff Meely 1.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Cliff Meely - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Cliff Meely -

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Cliff Meely -

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Cliff Meely -

Total Steals James Harden 271 Cliff Meely - *

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Cliff Meely - *

Total Games James Harden 165 Cliff Meely 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Cliff Meely -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Cliff Meely - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Cliff Meely -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Cliff Meely -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Cliff Meely -

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Cliff Meely -

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Cliff Meely - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Cliff Meely - *

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.