Steve Alford vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Alford 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Steve Alford 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Steve Alford 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 James Harden 600

Total Games Steve Alford 169 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 James Harden 3,748

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 James Harden 903

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 James Harden 1,048

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 James Harden 271

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 James Harden 90

Total Games Steve Alford 13 James Harden 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 James Harden .341

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) James Harden 1.0 (2024)