James Harden vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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.

Johnny Payak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Johnny Payak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Johnny Payak 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Johnny Payak 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Johnny Payak 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals James Harden 273 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.