Penny Hardaway vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Penny Hardaway 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

Penny Hardaway

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Penny Hardaway: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Penny Hardaway 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Penny Hardaway 14 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Penny Hardaway 8 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Penny Hardaway 4 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Penny Hardaway 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Penny Hardaway 2 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Penny Hardaway 3 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Penny Hardaway 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 15.2 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.5 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.0 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.6 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.4 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 10,684 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 3,146 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 3,525 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 1,125 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 312 Steve Nash 102

Total Games Penny Hardaway 704 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .458 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .316 Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .774 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 21.7 (1996) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 5.8 (2000) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.2 (1995) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.3 (1994) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 (1998) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 20.4 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 4.7 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.2 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 1.9 Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 0.8 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Penny Hardaway 1,304 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Penny Hardaway 303 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Penny Hardaway 394 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Penny Hardaway 119 Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Penny Hardaway 48 Steve Nash 14

Total Games Penny Hardaway 64 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Penny Hardaway .448 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Penny Hardaway .380 Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Penny Hardaway .746 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Penny Hardaway 31.0 (1997) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Penny Hardaway 6.7 (1994) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Penny Hardaway 7.7 (1995) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.4 (1997) Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Penny Hardaway 2.0 (1994) Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)