James Harden vs. Ed Manning Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Manning 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 Manning

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ed Manning: 1967-68 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ed Manning 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ed Manning 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ed Manning 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ed Manning 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ed Manning 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ed Manning 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Ed Manning 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ed Manning 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ed Manning 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ed Manning 5.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ed Manning 4.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ed Manning 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ed Manning 1,418

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ed Manning 1,264

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ed Manning 200

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

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

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ed Manning 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ed Manning .423

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ed Manning .702

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ed Manning 7.1 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ed Manning 5.3 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ed Manning 1.4 (1971)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ed Manning 4.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ed Manning 5.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Ed Manning 0.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Ed Manning 25

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Ed Manning 32

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Ed Manning 4

Total Steals James Harden 271 Ed Manning - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Ed Manning - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Ed Manning 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ed Manning .429

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Ed Manning - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ed Manning .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ed Manning 5.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ed Manning 5.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ed Manning 1.5 (1970)

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

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