James Harden vs. Kenny Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Smith 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.

Kenny Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Kenny Smith: 1987-88 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Kenny Smith 2

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Kenny Smith 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 14 Kenny Smith 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Kenny Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Kenny Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Kenny Smith 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Kenny Smith 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Kenny Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Kenny Smith 12.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Kenny Smith 2.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Kenny Smith 5.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Kenny Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Kenny Smith 9,397

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Kenny Smith 1,454

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Kenny Smith 4,073

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Kenny Smith 759

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Kenny Smith 65

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Kenny Smith 737

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Kenny Smith .480

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Kenny Smith .399

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Kenny Smith .829

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Kenny Smith 17.7 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Kenny Smith 2.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Kenny Smith 7.7 (1989)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Kenny Smith 1.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Kenny Smith 0.1 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Kenny Smith 11.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Kenny Smith 2.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Kenny Smith 4.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Kenny Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Kenny Smith 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,637 Kenny Smith 780

Total Rebounds James Harden 883 Kenny Smith 147

Total Assists James Harden 1,013 Kenny Smith 305

Total Steals James Harden 267 Kenny Smith 54

Total Blocks James Harden 85 Kenny Smith 9

Total Games James Harden 160 Kenny Smith 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Kenny Smith .457

3-Point Percentage James Harden .338 Kenny Smith .448

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Kenny Smith .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Kenny Smith 15.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Kenny Smith 2.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Kenny Smith 8.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Kenny Smith 1.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2013) Kenny Smith 0.3 (1991)