James Harden vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played James Harden 14 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Sam Jones 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Sam Jones 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Sam Jones 3

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Sam Jones 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Sam Jones 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,637 Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds James Harden 883 Sam Jones 718

Total Assists James Harden 1,013 Sam Jones 358

Total Steals James Harden 267 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 85 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 160 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage James Harden .338 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2013) Sam Jones - 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.