James Harden vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter 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.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Howard Porter 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Howard Porter 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals James Harden 273 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games James Harden 166 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.