James Harden vs. Rich Rinaldi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rich Rinaldi 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.

Rich Rinaldi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Rich Rinaldi 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Rich Rinaldi 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Rich Rinaldi 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Rich Rinaldi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Rich Rinaldi 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Rich Rinaldi 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Rich Rinaldi 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Rich Rinaldi 5.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Rich Rinaldi 1.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Rich Rinaldi 0.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Rich Rinaldi 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Rich Rinaldi 393

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Rich Rinaldi 93

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Rich Rinaldi 73

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Rich Rinaldi 3 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Rich Rinaldi 1 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Rich Rinaldi 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Rich Rinaldi .393

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Rich Rinaldi .724

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Rich Rinaldi 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Rich Rinaldi 0.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Rich Rinaldi 0.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Rich Rinaldi 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Rich Rinaldi - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Rich Rinaldi 2

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Rich Rinaldi 0

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Rich Rinaldi 1

Total Steals James Harden 271 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Rich Rinaldi 0 *

Total Games James Harden 164 Rich Rinaldi 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Rich Rinaldi .500

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Rich Rinaldi - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Rich Rinaldi -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Rich Rinaldi - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Rich Rinaldi - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.