James Harden vs. Red Holzman Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Holzman 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 2024-25
Red Holzman: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Red Holzman 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Red Holzman 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Red Holzman 5

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Red Holzman 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Red Holzman 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Red Holzman 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Red Holzman 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Red Holzman 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Red Holzman 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Red Holzman 6.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Red Holzman 1.5 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Red Holzman 2.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Red Holzman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Red Holzman 2,166

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Red Holzman 344 *

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Red Holzman 721

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 655 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Red Holzman 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Red Holzman .317

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Red Holzman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Red Holzman .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Red Holzman 9.1 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Red Holzman 2.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Red Holzman 2.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Red Holzman - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Red Holzman 5.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Red Holzman 1.2 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Red Holzman 1.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Red Holzman - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Red Holzman 143

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Red Holzman 26 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Red Holzman 36

Total Steals James Harden 282 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Red Holzman - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Red Holzman 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Red Holzman .386

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Red Holzman - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Red Holzman .596

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Red Holzman 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Red Holzman 1.4 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Red Holzman 3.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Red Holzman - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Red Holzman - 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.