Sam Cassell vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Cassell 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Sam Cassell 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Sam Cassell 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 James Harden 600

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 James Harden 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 James Harden 3,687

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 James Harden 891

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 James Harden 1,029

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 James Harden 268

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 James Harden 88

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 James Harden 162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 James Harden .424

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 James Harden .339

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) James Harden 1.5 (2024)