James Harden vs. Cotton Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cotton Nash 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.

Cotton Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Cotton Nash 1

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Cotton Nash 0

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Cotton Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Cotton Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Cotton Nash 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Cotton Nash 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Cotton Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Cotton Nash 3.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Cotton Nash 1.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Cotton Nash 0.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Cotton Nash 137

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Cotton Nash 83

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Cotton Nash 19

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Cotton Nash 45

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Cotton Nash .324

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Cotton Nash .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Cotton Nash - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Cotton Nash -

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Cotton Nash -

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Cotton Nash -

Total Steals James Harden 270 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 163 Cotton Nash 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Cotton Nash -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Cotton Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Cotton Nash -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Cotton Nash -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Cotton Nash -

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Cotton Nash -

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Cotton Nash - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Cotton Nash - n/a **

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.