M.L. Carr vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and M.L. Carr 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

M.L. Carr

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M.L. Carr: 1976-77 to 1984-85
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M.L. Carr 2 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons M.L. Carr 9 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played M.L. Carr 7 James Harden 15

All-Star Games M.L. Carr 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP M.L. Carr 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team M.L. Carr 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 0 James Harden 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M.L. Carr 1 James Harden 0

Scoring Leader M.L. Carr 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader M.L. Carr 0 James Harden 2

Steals Leader M.L. Carr 1 James Harden 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.7 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 4.3 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.8 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 1.3 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.4 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 5,853 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 2,595 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists M.L. Carr 1,112 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals M.L. Carr 812 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 226 James Harden 600

Total Games M.L. Carr 604 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .470 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .256 * James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .746 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 18.7 (1979) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 7.7 (1977) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 3.3 (1979) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 2.5 (1979) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.7 (1977) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 5.3 James Harden 22.8

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 1.9 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 James Harden 6.3

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.6 James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 0.1 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points M.L. Carr 354 James Harden 3,741

Total Rebounds M.L. Carr 129 James Harden 899

Total Assists M.L. Carr 64 James Harden 1,041

Total Steals M.L. Carr 38 James Harden 271

Total Blocks M.L. Carr 10 James Harden 90

Total Games M.L. Carr 67 James Harden 164

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M.L. Carr .382 James Harden .426

3-Point Percentage M.L. Carr .227 * James Harden .342

Free Throw Percentage M.L. Carr .714 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M.L. Carr 9.3 (1977) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game M.L. Carr 5.7 (1977) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game M.L. Carr 2.3 (1982) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game M.L. Carr 0.9 (1982) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game M.L. Carr 1.0 (1977) James Harden 1.3 (2024)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.