John Barber vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and John Barber 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

John Barber

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Barber: 1956-57 to 1956-57
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Barber 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons John Barber 1 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played John Barber 0 James Harden 15

All-Star Games John Barber 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Barber 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team John Barber 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Barber 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader John Barber 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader John Barber 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber 7 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds John Barber 6 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists John Barber 0 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 600

Total Games John Barber 5 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber .250 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage John Barber .500 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber 1.4 (1957) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber 1.2 (1957) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Barber 0.0 (1957) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Barber - James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game John Barber - James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Barber - James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds John Barber - James Harden 910

Total Assists John Barber - James Harden 1,061

Total Steals John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 273

Total Blocks John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 91

Total Games John Barber 0 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Barber - James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage John Barber - n/a ** James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage John Barber - James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Barber - James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game John Barber - James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game John Barber - James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game John Barber - n/a ** James Harden 1.0 (2024)

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.