James Harden vs. Jim Spanarkel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Spanarkel 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.

Jim Spanarkel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jim Spanarkel: 1979-80 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Jim Spanarkel 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Jim Spanarkel 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Jim Spanarkel 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Jim Spanarkel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Jim Spanarkel 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Jim Spanarkel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Jim Spanarkel 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Jim Spanarkel 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Jim Spanarkel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Jim Spanarkel 9.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Jim Spanarkel 2.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Jim Spanarkel 2.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Jim Spanarkel 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Jim Spanarkel 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Jim Spanarkel 2,505

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Jim Spanarkel 652

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Jim Spanarkel 572

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Jim Spanarkel 248

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Jim Spanarkel 38

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Jim Spanarkel 259

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Jim Spanarkel .470

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Jim Spanarkel .250

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Jim Spanarkel .855

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Jim Spanarkel 14.4 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Jim Spanarkel 3.6 (1981)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Jim Spanarkel 2.8 (1981)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Jim Spanarkel 1.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Jim Spanarkel 0.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Jim Spanarkel 0.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Jim Spanarkel 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Jim Spanarkel 2

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Jim Spanarkel 1

Total Steals James Harden 273 Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Jim Spanarkel 0

Total Games James Harden 166 Jim Spanarkel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Jim Spanarkel .000

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Jim Spanarkel -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Jim Spanarkel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Jim Spanarkel 0.4 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980)