Kobe Bryant vs. Steve Nash: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant 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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Kobe Bryant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Steve Nash.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring stats than Steve Nash in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 10.7 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (25.0 points against 14.3), and he also scored a total of 16,256 points more (33,643 vs. 17,387).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+10.7
20
Steve Nash 14.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+16,256
20
Steve Nash 17,387
18

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Steve Nash 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kobe Bryant has a better career point average than Steve Nash (+8.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,568).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+8.3
15
Steve Nash 17.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+3,568
15
Steve Nash 2,072
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Steve Nash 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Steve Nash 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+25
Steve Nash 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+120
Steve Nash 2

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+392
Steve Nash 39

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+632
Steve Nash 309

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+379
Steve Nash 875

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+154
Steve Nash 1,177

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
Steve Nash 40
+25

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Steve Nash 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+12
Steve Nash 1

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+79
Steve Nash 9

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+119
Steve Nash 48

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+101
Steve Nash 103

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+103
Steve Nash 115

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
Steve Nash 5
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.0 8.7 19.5 44.7 1.4 4.1 32.9 6.2 7.4 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+10.7+3.5+8.9+4.3+0.9+9.9+3.7+4.6+6.7+2+129
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
Kobe Bryant 33,643 11,719 26,200 44.7 1,827 5,546 32.9 8,378 10,011 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+16,256+5,398+13,308+4.3+142+1,607+9.9+5,318+6,627+6.7+2+129
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
Kobe Bryant 25.6 9.2 20.5 44.8 1.3 4.0 33.1 6.0 7.4 81.6 15 220
difference:+8.3+3.0+7.3+2.5+0.2+0.3+7.5+2.7+3.7+8.4+3+100
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
Kobe Bryant 5,640 2,014 4,499 44.8 292 882 33.1 1,320 1,617 81.6 15 220
difference:+3,568+1,265+2,915+2.5+114+444+7.5+924+1,177+8.4+3+100
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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 7.6
+4.3
199771
Steve Nash 3.3
199765

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
+6.3
199879
Steve Nash 9.1
199876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+12.0
199950
Steve Nash 7.9
199940

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
+13.9
2000NBA Champion66
Steve Nash 8.6
200056

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+12.9
2001NBA Champion68
Steve Nash 15.6
200170

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+7.3
2002NBA Champion80
Steve Nash 17.9
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+12.3
200382
Steve Nash 17.7
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
+9.5
200465
Steve Nash 14.5
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+12.1
200566
Steve Nash 15.5
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+16.6
200680
Steve Nash 18.8
200679

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+13.0
200777
Steve Nash 18.6
200776

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+11.4
200882
Steve Nash 16.9
200881

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.8
+11.1
2009NBA Champion82
Steve Nash 15.7
200974

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.0
+10.5
2010NBA Champion73
Steve Nash 16.5
201081

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.3
+10.6
201182
Steve Nash 14.7
201175

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+15.4
201258
Steve Nash 12.5
201262

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.3
+14.6
201378
Steve Nash 12.7
201350

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 13.8
+7.0
20146
Steve Nash 6.8
201415

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 2 seasons more than Steve Nash in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2015 to 2016—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 101 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+6.9
19979
Steve Nash 1.3
19974

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+3.2
199811
Steve Nash 5.5
19984

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+19.8
19998
Steve Nash -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+21.1
2000NBA Champion22
Steve Nash -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+15.8
2001NBA Champion16
Steve Nash 13.6
200110

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+7.1
2002NBA Champion19
Steve Nash 19.5
20028

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+16.0
200312
Steve Nash 16.1
200320

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
+10.9
200422
Steve Nash 13.6
20045

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Steve Nash 23.9
+23.9
200515

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+7.5
20067
Steve Nash 20.4
200620

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+13.9
20075
Steve Nash 18.9
200711

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+13.9
200821
Steve Nash 16.2
20085

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.2
+30.2
2009NBA Champion23
Steve Nash -
DNP
20090

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.2
+11.4
2010NBA Champion23
Steve Nash 17.8
201016

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.8
+22.8
201110
Steve Nash -
DNP
20110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+30.0
201212
Steve Nash -
DNP
20120

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20130
Steve Nash 12.5
+12.5
20132

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20140
Steve Nash -
DNP
20140

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason.

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