James Harden vs. Gary Phillips Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Phillips 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2025-26
Gary Phillips: 1961-62 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Gary Phillips 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Gary Phillips 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Gary Phillips 2

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Gary Phillips 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Gary Phillips 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Gary Phillips 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Gary Phillips 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Gary Phillips 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Gary Phillips 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Gary Phillips 6.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Gary Phillips 2.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Gary Phillips 1.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 28,325 Gary Phillips 2,319

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,601 Gary Phillips 903

Total Assists James Harden 8,513 Gary Phillips 665

Total Steals James Harden 1,745 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 665 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,175 Gary Phillips 348

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Gary Phillips .370

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Gary Phillips .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Gary Phillips 10.0 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Gary Phillips 3.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Gary Phillips 3.1 (1964)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Gary Phillips - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Gary Phillips 6.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Gary Phillips 1.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Gary Phillips 1.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Gary Phillips 106

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Gary Phillips 27

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Gary Phillips 21

Total Steals James Harden 282 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Gary Phillips 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Gary Phillips .319

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Gary Phillips - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Gary Phillips .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Gary Phillips 8.7 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Gary Phillips 2.2 (1964)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Gary Phillips 1.8 (1964)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Gary Phillips - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Gary Phillips - 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.