James Harden vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Donald Royal 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Donald Royal 99

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals James Harden 271 Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Donald Royal 3

Total Games James Harden 164 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)