James Harden vs. Samaki Walker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Samaki Walker 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 2025-26
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Samaki Walker 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Samaki Walker 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Samaki Walker 5

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Samaki Walker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Samaki Walker 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Samaki Walker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Samaki Walker 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Samaki Walker 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Samaki Walker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Samaki Walker 5.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Samaki Walker 4.7

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Samaki Walker 0.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Samaki Walker 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Samaki Walker 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,732 Samaki Walker 2,376

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,482 Samaki Walker 2,089

Total Assists James Harden 8,334 Samaki Walker 252

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Samaki Walker 134

Total Blocks James Harden 656 Samaki Walker 316

Total Games James Harden 1,153 Samaki Walker 445

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Samaki Walker .462

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Samaki Walker .111

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Samaki Walker .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Samaki Walker 2.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Samaki Walker 3.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Samaki Walker 0.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Samaki Walker 0.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Samaki Walker 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Samaki Walker 116

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Samaki Walker 151

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Samaki Walker 11

Total Steals James Harden 282 Samaki Walker 5

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Samaki Walker 21

Total Games James Harden 173 Samaki Walker 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Samaki Walker .429

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Samaki Walker 1.000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Samaki Walker .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000)