James Harden vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Cliff Pondexter 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals James Harden 273 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games James Harden 166 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.