Earl Gardner vs. James Harden Comparison

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

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 James Harden 6

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

Scoring Leader Earl Gardner 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 James Harden 2

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 600

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 910

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 273

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 91

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** James Harden 1.0 (2024)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.