James Harden vs. Ron Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ron Riley 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.

Ron Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ron Riley 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ron Riley 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ron Riley 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ron Riley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ron Riley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Ron Riley 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ron Riley 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ron Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ron Riley 5.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ron Riley 5.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ron Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ron Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ron Riley 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ron Riley 1,542

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ron Riley 1,368

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ron Riley 318

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Ron Riley 106 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Ron Riley 67 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ron Riley 264

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ron Riley .419

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ron Riley .691

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ron Riley 8.4 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ron Riley 6.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ron Riley 1.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ron Riley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ron Riley 4.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Ron Riley 1.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Ron Riley 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Ron Riley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Ron Riley 56

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Ron Riley 36

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Ron Riley 15

Total Steals James Harden 270 Ron Riley 9 *

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Ron Riley 2 *

Total Games James Harden 163 Ron Riley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ron Riley .595

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Ron Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ron Riley .375

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ron Riley 7.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ron Riley 4.5 (1975)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ron Riley 1.9 (1975)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) *

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.