James Harden vs. George Karl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Karl 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.

George Karl

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 George Karl 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 George Karl 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 George Karl 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 George Karl 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 George Karl 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 George Karl 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 George Karl 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 George Karl 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 George Karl 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 George Karl 2.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 George Karl 0.7

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 George Karl 1.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 George Karl 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 George Karl 85

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 George Karl 22

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 George Karl 51

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 George Karl 11

Total Blocks James Harden 600 George Karl 0

Total Games James Harden 1,072 George Karl 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 George Karl .342

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 George Karl .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) George Karl 2.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) George Karl 1.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) George Karl 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) George Karl 0.3 (1977)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) George Karl 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 George Karl 0.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 George Karl 0.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 George Karl 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 George Karl 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 George Karl 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 George Karl 0

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 George Karl 0

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 George Karl 0

Total Steals James Harden 273 George Karl 0

Total Blocks James Harden 91 George Karl 0

Total Games James Harden 166 George Karl 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 George Karl -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 George Karl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 George Karl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) George Karl 0.0 (1977)

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