Rick Barry vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 James Harden 14

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 James Harden 1

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * James Harden 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 James Harden 2

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * James Harden 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 James Harden 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * James Harden 600

Total Games Rick Barry 794 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 James Harden 6.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 James Harden 3,637

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 James Harden 883

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 James Harden 1,013

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * James Harden 267

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * James Harden 85

Total Games Rick Barry 74 James Harden 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 James Harden .424

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * James Harden .338

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 James Harden .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * James Harden 1.0 (2013)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.