James Harden vs. Joe Holup Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Holup 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.

Joe Holup

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Joe Holup: 1956-57 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Joe Holup 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Joe Holup 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Joe Holup 3

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Joe Holup 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Joe Holup 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Joe Holup 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Joe Holup 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Joe Holup 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Joe Holup 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Joe Holup 7.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Joe Holup 4.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Joe Holup 1.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Joe Holup - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Joe Holup - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Joe Holup 1,347

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Joe Holup 852

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Joe Holup 193

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Joe Holup - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Joe Holup - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Joe Holup 192

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Joe Holup .342

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Joe Holup - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Joe Holup .781

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Joe Holup 8.4 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Joe Holup 5.2 (1959)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Joe Holup 1.2 (1957)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Joe Holup - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Joe Holup - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Joe Holup 4.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Joe Holup 4.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Joe Holup 0.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Joe Holup - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Joe Holup - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Joe Holup 74

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Joe Holup 64

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Joe Holup 7

Total Steals James Harden 273 Joe Holup - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Joe Holup - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Joe Holup 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Joe Holup .282

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Joe Holup - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Joe Holup .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Joe Holup 6.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Joe Holup 5.1 (1958)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Joe Holup 1.0 (1959)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Joe Holup - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Joe Holup - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.