James Harden vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Sly Williams 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Sly Williams 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Sly Williams 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Sly Williams 55

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,708 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds James Harden 893 Sly Williams 30

Total Assists James Harden 1,034 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals James Harden 270 Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks James Harden 89 Sly Williams 1

Total Games James Harden 163 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)