James Harden vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Austin Rivers 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Austin Rivers 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals James Harden 271 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games James Harden 165 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)