James Harden vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley 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.

Ed Macauley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ed Macauley: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ed Macauley 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ed Macauley 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ed Macauley 8

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ed Macauley 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ed Macauley 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ed Macauley 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Ed Macauley 4

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ed Macauley 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ed Macauley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ed Macauley 17.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ed Macauley 7.5 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ed Macauley 3.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ed Macauley 11,234

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ed Macauley 4,325 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ed Macauley 2,079

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ed Macauley 20.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ed Macauley 9.1 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ed Macauley 4.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Ed Macauley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ed Macauley 13.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ed Macauley 6.8 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Ed Macauley 2.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Ed Macauley 648

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Ed Macauley 321 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Ed Macauley 138

Total Steals James Harden 273 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Ed Macauley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ed Macauley 23.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ed Macauley 11.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ed Macauley 4.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Ed Macauley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Ed Macauley - 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.