Steve Nash vs. Jayson Tatum: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jayson Tatum and Steve Nash 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.
Jayson Tatum has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Jayson Tatum has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Steve Nash scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jayson Tatum averages 9.3 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (23.6 points against 14.3). On the other hand Steve Nash scored a total of 3,603 points more than Jayson Tatum (17,387 vs. 13,784).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Steve Nash | 14.3 | 18 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 23.6 | +9.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Steve Nash | 17,387 | +3,603 | 18 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13,784 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jayson Tatum has a better career point average than Steve Nash (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+864).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | 12 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 24.3 | +7.0 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | 12 | |
| Jayson Tatum | 2,936 | +864 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 309 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 375 | +66 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 875 | +325 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 550 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Steve Nash | 1,177 | +593 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 584 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Steve Nash | 40 | +39 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 0 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 48 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 84 | +36 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 103 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 115 | +12 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Steve Nash | 115 | |||
| Jayson Tatum | 121 | +6 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Steve Nash | 5 | +5 | ||
| Jayson Tatum | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9.3 | +3.0 | +7.2 | +3.1 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +5.8 | +2.0 | +2.6 | +6.4 | +10 | +632 |
| Jayson Tatum | 23.6 | 8.2 | 17.8 | 45.9 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 37.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 84.0 | 8 | 585 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +3,603 | +1,532 | +2,463 | +3.1 | +139 | +242 | +5.8 | +400 | +217 | +6.4 | +10 | +632 |
| Jayson Tatum | 13,784 | 4,789 | 10,429 | 45.9 | 1,546 | 4,181 | 37.0 | 2,660 | 3,167 | 84.0 | 8 | 585 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 47.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 40.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 90.0 | 12 | 120 |
| difference: | +7.0 | +1.9 | +5.3 | +3.4 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +5.8 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +5.9 | +4 | +1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 24.3 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 43.9 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 34.8 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 84.1 | 8 | 121 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | 749 | 1,584 | 47.3 | 178 | 438 | 40.6 | 396 | 440 | 90.0 | 12 | 120 |
| difference: | +864 | +234 | +657 | +3.4 | +114 | +402 | +5.8 | +282 | +366 | +5.9 | +4 | +1 |
| Jayson Tatum | 2,936 | 983 | 2,241 | 43.9 | 292 | 840 | 34.8 | 678 | 806 | 84.1 | 8 | 121 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Steve Nash's additional seasons: | ||||
- Steve Nash played 10 seasons more than Jayson Tatum 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
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 25.7 | +25.7 | 2020 | 17 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Jayson Tatum | 30.6 | +30.6 | 2021 | 5 |
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. |