De'Aaron Fox vs. Steve Nash: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Steve Nash and De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 7.2 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (21.5 points against 14.3). On the other hand Steve Nash scored a total of 5,988 points more than De'Aaron Fox (17,387 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+7.2
8
Steve Nash 14.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
Steve Nash 17,387
+5,988
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Steve Nash (+10.1 points per game) while Steve Nash scored more points (+1,880).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+10.1
1
Steve Nash 17.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Steve Nash 2,072
+1,880
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Steve Nash 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Steve Nash 0

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
+14
Steve Nash 2

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
+63
Steve Nash 39

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
Steve Nash 309
+10

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Steve Nash 875
+390

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Steve Nash 1,177
+647

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Steve Nash 40
+39

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Steve Nash 1
+1

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Steve Nash 9
+7

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Steve Nash 48
+42

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Steve Nash 103
+96

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Steve Nash 115
+108

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 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
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+7.2+2.7+6.3+2.0+0.1+1.4+9.8+1.6+2.7+15.8+10+686
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+5,988+2,111+3,933+2.0+870+1,472+9.8+896+484+15.8+10+686
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
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+10.1+3.8+10.4+4.9+1.5+5.3+7.3+1.1+2.2+14.4+11+113
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+1,880+679+1,419+4.9+157+375+7.3+365+399+14.4+11+113
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
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
+8.3
201873
Steve Nash 3.3
199765

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
+8.2
201981
Steve Nash 9.1
199876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
+13.2
202051
Steve Nash 7.9
199940

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+16.6
202158
Steve Nash 8.6
200056

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+7.6
202259
Steve Nash 15.6
200170

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+7.1
202373
Steve Nash 17.9
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+8.9
202474
Steve Nash 17.7
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+9.0
202562
Steve Nash 14.5
200478

Steve Nash's additional seasons:

* Steve Nash played 10 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2005 to 2014—he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 668 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 6.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Steve Nash 1.3
+1.3
19974

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Steve Nash 5.5
+5.5
19984

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Steve Nash -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Steve Nash -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Steve Nash 13.6
+13.6
200110

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+7.9
20237
Steve Nash 19.5
20028

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Steve Nash 16.1
+16.1
200320

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Steve Nash 13.6
+13.6
20045

Steve Nash's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Steve Nash played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 12.5.

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