James Harden vs. Juwan Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Juwan Howard 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 2024-25
Juwan Howard: 1994-95 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Juwan Howard 2

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Juwan Howard 19

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Juwan Howard 7

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Juwan Howard 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Juwan Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Juwan Howard 1

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Juwan Howard 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Juwan Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Juwan Howard 13.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Juwan Howard 6.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Juwan Howard 2.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Juwan Howard 0.7

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Juwan Howard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Juwan Howard 16,159

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Juwan Howard 7,428

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Juwan Howard 2,663

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Juwan Howard 818

Total Blocks James Harden 655 Juwan Howard 312

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Juwan Howard 1,208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Juwan Howard .469

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Juwan Howard .120

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Juwan Howard .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Juwan Howard 22.1 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Juwan Howard 8.4 (1995)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Juwan Howard 4.4 (1996)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Juwan Howard 1.3 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Juwan Howard 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Juwan Howard 5.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Juwan Howard 3.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Juwan Howard 0.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Juwan Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Juwan Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Juwan Howard 270

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Juwan Howard 159

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Juwan Howard 32

Total Steals James Harden 282 Juwan Howard 14

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Juwan Howard 8

Total Games James Harden 173 Juwan Howard 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Juwan Howard .394

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Juwan Howard -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Juwan Howard .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Juwan Howard 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Juwan Howard 8.3 (2001)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Juwan Howard 1.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Juwan Howard 0.7 (2007)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Juwan Howard 0.7 (1997)