James Harden vs. Rudy LaRusso Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy LaRusso 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.

Rudy LaRusso

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Rudy LaRusso 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Rudy LaRusso 9

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Rudy LaRusso 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Rudy LaRusso 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 0 Rudy LaRusso 1

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Rudy LaRusso 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Rudy LaRusso 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Rudy LaRusso 15.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Rudy LaRusso 9.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Rudy LaRusso 11,507

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Rudy LaRusso 6,936

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Rudy LaRusso 1,556

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Rudy LaRusso 736

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Rudy LaRusso .431

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Rudy LaRusso .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Rudy LaRusso 14.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Rudy LaRusso 8.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Rudy LaRusso 2.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Rudy LaRusso 1,344

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Rudy LaRusso 779

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Rudy LaRusso 194

Total Steals James Harden 273 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Rudy LaRusso 93

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Rudy LaRusso .405

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Rudy LaRusso .751

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Rudy LaRusso - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.