James Harden vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes 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.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Linton Townes 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Linton Townes 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Linton Townes 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Linton Townes 67

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Linton Townes 7

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Linton Townes 6

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals James Harden 271 Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Linton Townes 0

Total Games James Harden 164 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)