James Harden vs. John Wetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Wetzel 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.

John Wetzel

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
John Wetzel: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 John Wetzel 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 John Wetzel 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 John Wetzel 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 John Wetzel 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 John Wetzel 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 John Wetzel 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 John Wetzel 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 John Wetzel 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 John Wetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 John Wetzel 3.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 John Wetzel 1.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 John Wetzel 1.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 John Wetzel 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 John Wetzel 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 John Wetzel 1,215

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 John Wetzel 682

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 John Wetzel 494

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 John Wetzel 133 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 John Wetzel 30 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 John Wetzel 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 John Wetzel .810

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) John Wetzel 4.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) John Wetzel 2.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) John Wetzel 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) John Wetzel 1.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) John Wetzel 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 John Wetzel 1.6

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 John Wetzel 0.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 John Wetzel 0.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 John Wetzel 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 John Wetzel 8

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 John Wetzel 4

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 John Wetzel 4

Total Steals James Harden 270 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 89 John Wetzel 0 *

Total Games James Harden 163 John Wetzel 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 John Wetzel .429

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 John Wetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 John Wetzel 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) John Wetzel 2.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) John Wetzel 1.0 (1976)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) John Wetzel 1.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) John Wetzel 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.