Baron Davis vs. Steve Nash: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Steve Nash and Baron Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Steve Nash scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 1.8 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (16.1 points against 14.3). On the other hand Steve Nash scored a total of 3,940 points more than Baron Davis (17,387 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+1.8
13
Steve Nash 14.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
13
Steve Nash 17,387
+3,940
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Steve Nash (+1.5 points per game) while Steve Nash scored more points (+1,130).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+1.5
7
Steve Nash 17.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Steve Nash 2,072
+1,130
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Steve Nash 2

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+5
Steve Nash 39

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
Steve Nash 309
+31

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
Steve Nash 875
+229

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Steve Nash 1,177
+351

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Steve Nash 40
+31

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Steve Nash 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
Steve Nash 9
+2

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
Steve Nash 48
+23

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Steve Nash 103
+61

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Steve Nash 115
+65

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Steve Nash 5
+5

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+1.8+0.7+3.7+8.1+0.2+1.8+10.8+0.3+1.1+19.3+5+382
Steve Nash 14.3 5.2 10.6 49.0 1.4 3.2 42.8 2.5 2.8 90.4 18 1,217

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+3,940+1,433+941+8.1+353+220+10.8+721+92+19.3+5+382
Steve Nash 17,387 6,321 12,892 49.0 1,685 3,939 42.8 3,060 3,384 90.4 18 1,217

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+1.5+0.4+1.7+3.1+0.5+2.0+5.6+0.4+1.5+19.1+5+70
Steve Nash 17.3 6.2 13.2 47.3 1.5 3.7 40.6 3.3 3.7 90.0 12 120

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+1,130+420+839+3.1+79+155+5.6+211+179+19.1+5+70
Steve Nash 2,072 749 1,584 47.3 178 438 40.6 396 440 90.0 12 120

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
+2.6
200082
Steve Nash 3.3
199765

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
+4.7
200182
Steve Nash 9.1
199876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+10.2
200282
Steve Nash 7.9
199940

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
+8.5
200350
Steve Nash 8.6
200056

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+7.3
200467
Steve Nash 15.6
200170

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+1.3
200546
Steve Nash 17.9
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+1.5
200546
Steve Nash 17.7
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+4.7
200546
Steve Nash 14.5
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
+2.4
200654
Steve Nash 15.5
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+1.3
200763
Steve Nash 18.8
200679

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+3.2
200882
Steve Nash 18.6
200776

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
200965
Steve Nash 16.9
+2.0
200881

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
201075
Steve Nash 15.7
+0.4
200974

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Steve Nash 16.5
+3.4
201081

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 6.1
201229
Steve Nash 14.7
+8.6
201175

Steve Nash's additional seasons:

* Steve Nash played 3 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 127 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.7 ppg and his lowest 6.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+4.5
20004
Steve Nash 1.3
19974

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+12.3
200110
Steve Nash 5.5
19984

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+22.6
20029
Steve Nash -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+20.4
20035
Steve Nash -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+4.5
20047
Steve Nash 13.6
200110

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Steve Nash 19.5
+19.5
20028

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Steve Nash 16.1
+16.1
200320

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Steve Nash 13.6
+13.6
20045

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Steve Nash 23.9
+23.9
200515

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+4.9
200711
Steve Nash 20.4
200620

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Steve Nash 18.9
+18.9
200711

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Steve Nash 16.2
+16.2
20085

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Steve Nash -
DNP
20090

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Steve Nash 17.8
+17.8
201016

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 7.8
+7.8
20124
Steve Nash -
DNP
20110

Steve Nash's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Steve Nash played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 2 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 12.5.

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