James Harden vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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 2025-26
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Lew Hitch 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Lew Hitch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Lew Hitch 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Lew Hitch 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Lew Hitch 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 28,388 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,612 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists James Harden 8,535 Lew Hitch 499

Total Steals James Harden 1,752 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 665 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,178 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Lew Hitch .376

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Lew Hitch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals James Harden 282 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Lew Hitch .360

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Lew Hitch - 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.