James Harden vs. Jim Les Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Les 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
Jim Les: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jim Les 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Jim Les 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Jim Les 1

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Jim Les 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jim Les 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jim Les 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Jim Les 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jim Les 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jim Les 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.0 Jim Les 3.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jim Les 1.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Jim Les 2.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jim Les 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jim Les 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,796 Jim Les 1,210

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,497 Jim Les 396

Total Assists James Harden 8,362 Jim Les 930

Total Steals James Harden 1,722 Jim Les 169

Total Blocks James Harden 656 Jim Les 20

Total Games James Harden 1,156 Jim Les 321

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Jim Les .397

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Jim Les .396

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Jim Les .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jim Les 7.2 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jim Les 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jim Les 5.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jim Les 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jim Les 0.1 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Jim Les 0.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jim Les 0.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Jim Les 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Jim Les 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jim Les 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Jim Les 0

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Jim Les 0

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Jim Les 1

Total Steals James Harden 282 Jim Les 0

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Jim Les 0

Total Games James Harden 173 Jim Les 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Jim Les -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Jim Les -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Jim Les -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Jim Les 0.3 (1989)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Jim Les 0.0 (1989)