James Harden vs. Paul McCracken Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul McCracken 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.

Paul McCracken

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Paul McCracken: 1972-73 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Paul McCracken 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Paul McCracken 3

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Paul McCracken 0

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Paul McCracken 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Paul McCracken 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Paul McCracken 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Paul McCracken 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Paul McCracken 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Paul McCracken 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Paul McCracken 4.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Paul McCracken 2.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Paul McCracken 0.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Paul McCracken 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Paul McCracken 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Paul McCracken 160

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Paul McCracken 73

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Paul McCracken 33

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Paul McCracken 6 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Paul McCracken 0 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Paul McCracken 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Paul McCracken .450

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Paul McCracken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Paul McCracken .596

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Paul McCracken 5.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Paul McCracken 2.1 (1973)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Paul McCracken 1.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Paul McCracken 0.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Paul McCracken 0.0 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Paul McCracken -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Paul McCracken -

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Paul McCracken -

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Paul McCracken - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Paul McCracken - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Paul McCracken -

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Paul McCracken -

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Paul McCracken -

Total Steals James Harden 271 Paul McCracken - *

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Paul McCracken - *

Total Games James Harden 164 Paul McCracken 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Paul McCracken -

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Paul McCracken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Paul McCracken -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Paul McCracken -

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Paul McCracken -

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Paul McCracken -

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Paul McCracken - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Paul McCracken - *

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.