Stephen Curry vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 James Harden 14

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 James Harden 1

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 James Harden 0

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Stephen Curry 0 James Harden 2

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 James Harden 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 James Harden 600

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 James Harden 6.3

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 James Harden 3,637

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 James Harden 883

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 James Harden 1,013

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 James Harden 267

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 James Harden 85

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 James Harden 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 James Harden .424

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 James Harden .338

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 James Harden .869

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) James Harden 1.0 (2013)