James Harden vs. Otis Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis 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.

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Otis Smith 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Otis Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Otis Smith 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Otis Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Otis Smith 188

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Otis Smith 18

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals James Harden 270 Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Otis Smith 3

Total Games James Harden 163 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)