James Harden vs. Johnny McCarthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny McCarthy 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.

Johnny McCarthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Johnny McCarthy: 1956-57 to 1963-64

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Johnny McCarthy 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Johnny McCarthy 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Johnny McCarthy 3

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Johnny McCarthy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Johnny McCarthy 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Johnny McCarthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Johnny McCarthy 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Johnny McCarthy 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Johnny McCarthy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Johnny McCarthy 7.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Johnny McCarthy 3.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Johnny McCarthy 3.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Johnny McCarthy 2,450

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Johnny McCarthy 1,145

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Johnny McCarthy 1,184

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Johnny McCarthy 316

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Johnny McCarthy .353

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Johnny McCarthy .622

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Johnny McCarthy 12.9 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Johnny McCarthy 4.8 (1959)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Johnny McCarthy 5.4 (1961)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Johnny McCarthy 5.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Johnny McCarthy 3.6

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Johnny McCarthy 4.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Johnny McCarthy 159

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Johnny McCarthy 96

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Johnny McCarthy 132

Total Steals James Harden 273 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 166 Johnny McCarthy 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Johnny McCarthy .389

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Johnny McCarthy .733

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Johnny McCarthy 8.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Johnny McCarthy 4.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Johnny McCarthy 7.0 (1960)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Johnny McCarthy - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Johnny McCarthy - 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.