James Harden vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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.

Ernie Vandeweghe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals James Harden 270 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 163 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.