Reggie Miller vs. Steve Nash: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Steve Nash and Reggie Miller 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Reggie Miller 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Reggie Miller averages 3.9 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (18.2 points against 14.3), and he also scored a total of 7,892 points more (25,279 vs. 17,387).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | +3.9 | 18 |
| Steve Nash | 14.3 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +7,892 | 18 |
| Steve Nash | 17,387 | 18 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Steve Nash (+3.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+900).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | +3.3 | 15 |
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | 12 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | +900 | 15 |
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | 12 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1 | +1 | ||
| Steve Nash | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | +298 | ||
| Steve Nash | 309 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +320 | ||
| Steve Nash | 875 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +205 | ||
| Steve Nash | 1,177 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | |||
| Steve Nash | 40 | +33 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | +24 | ||
| Steve Nash | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | +21 | ||
| Steve Nash | 103 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | +29 | ||
| Steve Nash | 115 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
| Steve Nash | 5 | +5 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +3.9 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +3.3 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +1.6 | +172 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +7,892 | +1,920 | +4,607 | +1.9 | +875 | +2,547 | +3.3 | +3,177 | +3,642 | +1.6 | +172 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +3.3 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +0.7 | +3 | +24 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +900 | +192 | +511 | +2.4 | +142 | +382 | +1.6 | +374 | +422 | +0.7 | +3 | +24 |
| 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
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 1.3 | +1.3 | 1997 | 4 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 5.5 | +5.5 | 1998 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1990 | 3 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 21.6 | +21.6 | 1991 | 5 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 20.4 | +20.4 | 2006 | 20 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 24.0 | +24.0 | 2000 | 22 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 23.6 | +23.6 | 2002 | 5 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 9.2 | +9.2 | 2003 | 6 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 14.8 | +14.8 | 2005 | 13 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |