James Harden vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee 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.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 David Lee 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 David Lee 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 David Lee 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 David Lee 1

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 David Lee 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 David Lee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 David Lee 625

Total Blocks James Harden 600 David Lee 329

Total Games James Harden 1,072 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 David Lee 189

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 David Lee 43

Total Steals James Harden 273 David Lee 14

Total Blocks James Harden 91 David Lee 8

Total Games James Harden 166 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) David Lee 0.3 (2017)