Earl Cureton vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Earl Cureton 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 James Harden 600

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 James Harden 910

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 James Harden 273

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 James Harden 91

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) James Harden 1.0 (2024)