James Harden vs. Ted Luckenbill Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ted Luckenbill 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
Ted Luckenbill: 1961-62 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ted Luckenbill 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 17 Ted Luckenbill 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Ted Luckenbill 1

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Ted Luckenbill 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ted Luckenbill 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ted Luckenbill 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Ted Luckenbill 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ted Luckenbill 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ted Luckenbill 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.0 Ted Luckenbill 2.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ted Luckenbill 1.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Ted Luckenbill 0.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,772 Ted Luckenbill 196

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,492 Ted Luckenbill 166

Total Assists James Harden 8,348 Ted Luckenbill 35

Total Steals James Harden 1,720 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 656 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,155 Ted Luckenbill 87

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Ted Luckenbill .367

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .862 Ted Luckenbill .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ted Luckenbill 3.1 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ted Luckenbill 2.8 (1963)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ted Luckenbill 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Ted Luckenbill 0.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ted Luckenbill 0.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Ted Luckenbill 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Ted Luckenbill 2

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Ted Luckenbill 3

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Ted Luckenbill 1

Total Steals James Harden 282 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 173 Ted Luckenbill 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ted Luckenbill .000

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Ted Luckenbill .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ted Luckenbill 0.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ted Luckenbill 0.8 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Ted Luckenbill 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Ted Luckenbill - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Ted Luckenbill - 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.