James Harden vs. Vern Hatton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Hatton 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.

Vern Hatton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Vern Hatton: 1958-59 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Vern Hatton 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Vern Hatton 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Vern Hatton 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Vern Hatton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Vern Hatton 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Vern Hatton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Vern Hatton 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Vern Hatton 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Vern Hatton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Vern Hatton 5.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Vern Hatton 2.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Vern Hatton 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Vern Hatton 1,244

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Vern Hatton 531

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Vern Hatton 318

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Vern Hatton 225

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Vern Hatton .344

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Vern Hatton .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Vern Hatton 8.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Vern Hatton 2.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Vern Hatton 2.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Vern Hatton - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Vern Hatton 1.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Vern Hatton 0.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Vern Hatton 0.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Vern Hatton 9

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Vern Hatton 3

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Vern Hatton 1

Total Steals James Harden 273 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Vern Hatton 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Vern Hatton .308

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Vern Hatton - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Vern Hatton .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Vern Hatton 1.5 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Vern Hatton 0.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Vern Hatton 0.2 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Vern Hatton - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Vern Hatton - 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.