James Harden vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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 VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Fred VanVleet 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Fred VanVleet 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Fred VanVleet 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Fred VanVleet 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,687 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds James Harden 891 Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists James Harden 1,029 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals James Harden 268 Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks James Harden 88 Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games James Harden 162 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage James Harden .339 Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.5 (2024) Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)