James Harden vs. Red Rocha Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Rocha 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 Rocha: 1947-48 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Red Rocha 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Red Rocha 9

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Red Rocha 7

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Red Rocha 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Red Rocha 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Red Rocha 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Red Rocha 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Red Rocha 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Red Rocha 10.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Red Rocha 2.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Red Rocha 6,362

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Red Rocha 2,747 *

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Red Rocha 1,153

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

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

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Red Rocha 586

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Red Rocha .370

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Red Rocha .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Red Rocha 13.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Red Rocha 8.3 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Red Rocha 2.7 (1949)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Red Rocha 12.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Red Rocha 6.6 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Red Rocha 1.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Red Rocha 474

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Red Rocha 197 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Red Rocha 58

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

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

Total Games James Harden 173 Red Rocha 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Red Rocha .360

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Red Rocha .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Red Rocha 18.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Red Rocha 8.5 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Red Rocha 3.5 (1953)

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

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