James Harden vs. Mike Novak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Novak 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.

Mike Novak

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Mike Novak 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Mike Novak 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Mike Novak 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Mike Novak 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Mike Novak 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Mike Novak 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Mike Novak 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Mike Novak 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Mike Novak 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Mike Novak 3.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Mike Novak 0.4 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Mike Novak 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Mike Novak 420

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Mike Novak 2 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Mike Novak 175

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Mike Novak 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Mike Novak .310

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Mike Novak .566

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Mike Novak 5.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Mike Novak 1.9 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Mike Novak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Mike Novak 3.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Mike Novak 2.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Mike Novak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Mike Novak 13

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Mike Novak 0 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Mike Novak 10

Total Steals James Harden 271 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Mike Novak - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Mike Novak 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Mike Novak .273

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Mike Novak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Mike Novak 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Mike Novak 3.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Mike Novak - *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Mike Novak 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Mike Novak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Mike Novak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.