James Harden vs. Joe Pace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Pace 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.

Joe Pace

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Joe Pace 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Joe Pace 2

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Joe Pace 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Joe Pace 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Joe Pace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Joe Pace 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Joe Pace 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Joe Pace 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Joe Pace 3.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Joe Pace 2.1

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Joe Pace 0.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Joe Pace 0.2

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Joe Pace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Joe Pace 255

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Joe Pace 168

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Joe Pace 27

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Joe Pace 14

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Joe Pace 38

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Joe Pace 79

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Joe Pace .467

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Joe Pace .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Joe Pace 3.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Joe Pace 2.7 (1978)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Joe Pace 0.5 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Joe Pace 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Joe Pace 0.6 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Joe Pace 2.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Joe Pace 2.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Joe Pace 0.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Joe Pace 0.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Joe Pace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Joe Pace 25

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Joe Pace 20

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Joe Pace 1

Total Steals James Harden 273 Joe Pace 1

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Joe Pace 6

Total Games James Harden 166 Joe Pace 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Joe Pace .700

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Joe Pace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Joe Pace .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Joe Pace 2.8 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Joe Pace 2.2 (1978)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Joe Pace 0.1 (1978)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Joe Pace 0.7 (1978)

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