Rick Carlisle vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 James Harden 600

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 James Harden 6.3

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 James Harden 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 James Harden 3,708

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 James Harden 893

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 James Harden 1,034

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 James Harden 270

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 James Harden 89

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 James Harden 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) James Harden 1.3 (2024)