James Harden vs. Ed Rains Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ed Rains: 1981-82 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ed Rains 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ed Rains 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ed Rains 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ed Rains 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ed Rains 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ed Rains 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ed Rains 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ed Rains 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ed Rains 3.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ed Rains 1.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ed Rains 0.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ed Rains 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ed Rains 287

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ed Rains 124

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ed Rains 62

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Ed Rains 28

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Ed Rains 3

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ed Rains 83

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ed Rains .423

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ed Rains .626

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ed Rains 3.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ed Rains 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Ed Rains 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Ed Rains 0.0 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ed Rains 1.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ed Rains 1.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Ed Rains 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Ed Rains 0.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Ed Rains 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Ed Rains 14

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Ed Rains 9

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Ed Rains 2

Total Steals James Harden 273 Ed Rains 1

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Ed Rains 0

Total Games James Harden 166 Ed Rains 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ed Rains .455

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Ed Rains .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ed Rains .444

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ed Rains 2.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ed Rains 1.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ed Rains 0.3 (1983)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Ed Rains 0.2 (1982)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Ed Rains 0.0 (1983)