James Harden vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Rusty LaRue 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Rusty LaRue 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,764 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds James Harden 910 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists James Harden 1,061 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals James Harden 273 Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks James Harden 91 Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games James Harden 166 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage James Harden .340 Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)