James Harden vs. Tim Kempton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Kempton 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 2024-25
Tim Kempton: 1986-87 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Tim Kempton 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Tim Kempton 8

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Tim Kempton 2

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Tim Kempton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Tim Kempton 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Tim Kempton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 8 Tim Kempton 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Tim Kempton 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Tim Kempton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Tim Kempton 4.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Tim Kempton 2.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Tim Kempton 1.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Tim Kempton 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Tim Kempton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Tim Kempton 1,259

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Tim Kempton 795

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Tim Kempton 307

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Tim Kempton 121

Total Blocks James Harden 655 Tim Kempton 44

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Tim Kempton 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Tim Kempton .481

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Tim Kempton .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Tim Kempton .677

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Tim Kempton 6.1 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Tim Kempton 3.8 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Tim Kempton 1.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Tim Kempton 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Tim Kempton 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Tim Kempton 7.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Tim Kempton 3.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Tim Kempton 2.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Tim Kempton 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Tim Kempton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Tim Kempton 44

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Tim Kempton 21

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Tim Kempton 12

Total Steals James Harden 282 Tim Kempton 3

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Tim Kempton 0

Total Games James Harden 173 Tim Kempton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Tim Kempton .500

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Tim Kempton -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Tim Kempton 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Tim Kempton 8.7 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Tim Kempton 5.3 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Tim Kempton 2.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Tim Kempton 1.0 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Tim Kempton 0.0 (1994)