James Harden vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP James Harden 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team James Harden 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,687 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Harden 891 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Harden 1,029 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Harden 268 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 88 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Harden 162 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Harden .339 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.