James Harden vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield Smith 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Garfield Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Garfield Smith 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Garfield Smith 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Garfield Smith .385

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals James Harden 271 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Garfield Smith .200

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Garfield Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Garfield Smith - 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.