James Harden vs. Vernon Maxwell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vernon Maxwell 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.

Vernon Maxwell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Vernon Maxwell 2

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Vernon Maxwell 13

Playoffs Played James Harden 14 Vernon Maxwell 7

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Vernon Maxwell 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Vernon Maxwell 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Vernon Maxwell 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Vernon Maxwell 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Vernon Maxwell 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Vernon Maxwell 12.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Vernon Maxwell 2.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Vernon Maxwell 3.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Vernon Maxwell 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Vernon Maxwell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Vernon Maxwell 10,912

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Vernon Maxwell 2,200

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Vernon Maxwell 2,912

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Vernon Maxwell 975

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Vernon Maxwell 152

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Vernon Maxwell 855

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Vernon Maxwell .398

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Vernon Maxwell .320

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Vernon Maxwell .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Vernon Maxwell 13.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Vernon Maxwell 2.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Vernon Maxwell 3.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Vernon Maxwell 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Vernon Maxwell 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,637 Vernon Maxwell 642

Total Rebounds James Harden 883 Vernon Maxwell 143

Total Assists James Harden 1,013 Vernon Maxwell 165

Total Steals James Harden 267 Vernon Maxwell 44

Total Blocks James Harden 85 Vernon Maxwell 5

Total Games James Harden 160 Vernon Maxwell 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Vernon Maxwell .372

3-Point Percentage James Harden .338 Vernon Maxwell .301

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Vernon Maxwell .696

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2013) Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (1991)