James Harden vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Fred Schaus 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Fred Schaus 1

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Fred Schaus 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Fred Schaus 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Fred Schaus .352

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals James Harden 273 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Fred Schaus .339

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Fred Schaus - 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.