James Harden vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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.

Steve Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Steve Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Steve Smith 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Steve Smith 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Steve Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Steve Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Steve Smith 275

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Steve Smith 268

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals James Harden 271 Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Steve Smith 29

Total Games James Harden 165 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)