James Harden vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Gene Vance 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Gene Vance 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Gene Vance 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals James Harden 271 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Gene Vance - 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.