James Harden vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen 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 Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Vern Mikkelsen 4

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Vern Mikkelsen 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

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

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

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Vern Mikkelsen .403

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

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals James Harden 271 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 164 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

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

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.