James Harden vs. Jayson Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Williams 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.

Jayson Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jayson Williams: 1990-91 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Jayson Williams 9

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Jayson Williams 3

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Jayson Williams 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jayson Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Jayson Williams 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jayson Williams 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jayson Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Jayson Williams 7.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jayson Williams 7.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jayson Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jayson Williams 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Jayson Williams 3,472

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Jayson Williams 3,584

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Jayson Williams 287

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Jayson Williams 204

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Jayson Williams 301

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Jayson Williams 475

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Jayson Williams .440

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Jayson Williams .125

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Jayson Williams .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jayson Williams 13.4 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jayson Williams 13.6 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jayson Williams 1.2 (1997)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jayson Williams 0.8 (1999)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jayson Williams 2.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Jayson Williams 3.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jayson Williams 5.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Jayson Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Jayson Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Jayson Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Jayson Williams 30

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Jayson Williams 49

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Jayson Williams 5

Total Steals James Harden 271 Jayson Williams 2

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Jayson Williams 3

Total Games James Harden 165 Jayson Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Jayson Williams .448

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Jayson Williams -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Jayson Williams .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jayson Williams 7.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jayson Williams 14.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Jayson Williams 1.7 (1998)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jayson Williams 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Jayson Williams 1.0 (1998)