James Harden vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Mel Riebe 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Mel Riebe 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Mel Riebe 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Mel Riebe 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals James Harden 271 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 164 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.