James Harden vs. Stephen Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Stephen Howard 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.

Stephen Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Stephen Howard: 1992-93 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Stephen Howard 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Stephen Howard 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Stephen Howard 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Stephen Howard 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Stephen Howard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Stephen Howard 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Stephen Howard 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Stephen Howard 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Stephen Howard 2.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Stephen Howard 1.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Stephen Howard 0.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Stephen Howard 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Stephen Howard 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Stephen Howard 336

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Stephen Howard 173

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Stephen Howard 25

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Stephen Howard 38

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Stephen Howard 28

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Stephen Howard 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Stephen Howard .481

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Stephen Howard .631

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Stephen Howard 3.6 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Stephen Howard 0.2 (1998)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Stephen Howard 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Stephen Howard 0.3 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Stephen Howard 1.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Stephen Howard 0.7

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Stephen Howard 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Stephen Howard 0.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Stephen Howard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Stephen Howard 23

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Stephen Howard 11

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Stephen Howard 0

Total Steals James Harden 271 Stephen Howard 1

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Stephen Howard 0

Total Games James Harden 164 Stephen Howard 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Stephen Howard .353

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Stephen Howard -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Stephen Howard .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Stephen Howard 1.8 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Stephen Howard 1.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Stephen Howard 0.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Stephen Howard 0.0 (1997)