James Harden vs. Tim Legler Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Legler 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 Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Tim Legler 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 16 Tim Legler 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 16 Tim Legler 1

All-Star Games James Harden 11 Tim Legler 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Tim Legler 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Tim Legler 0

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Tim Legler 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Tim Legler 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Tim Legler 7.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Tim Legler 1.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.2 Tim Legler 1.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Tim Legler 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Tim Legler 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 27,687 Tim Legler 2,182

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,473 Tim Legler 481

Total Assists James Harden 8,316 Tim Legler 402

Total Steals James Harden 1,715 Tim Legler 149

Total Blocks James Harden 655 Tim Legler 41

Total Games James Harden 1,151 Tim Legler 310

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .439 Tim Legler .447

3-Point Percentage James Harden .363 Tim Legler .431

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Tim Legler .840

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Tim Legler 9.4 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Tim Legler 1.8 (1996)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Tim Legler 1.8 (1996)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Tim Legler 0.7 (1993)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.5 Tim Legler 0.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Tim Legler 0.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.5 Tim Legler 0.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Tim Legler 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Tim Legler 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,895 Tim Legler 1

Total Rebounds James Harden 948 Tim Legler 1

Total Assists James Harden 1,125 Tim Legler 2

Total Steals James Harden 282 Tim Legler 0

Total Blocks James Harden 98 Tim Legler 0

Total Games James Harden 173 Tim Legler 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Tim Legler .000

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Tim Legler .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Tim Legler .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Tim Legler 0.3 (1997)

Assists Per Game James Harden 9.1 (2025) Tim Legler 0.7 (1997)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Tim Legler 0.0 (1997)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2025) Tim Legler 0.0 (1997)