Steve Nash vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Steve Nash scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Steve Nash has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 8.2 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (22.5 points against 14.3). On the other hand Steve Nash scored a total of 14,749 points more than Victor Wembanyama (17,387 vs. 2,638).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Steve Nash | 14.3 | 18 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | +8.2 | 2 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Steve Nash | 17,387 | +14,749 | 18 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 2 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Steve Nash has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | +17.3 | 12 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | +2,072 | 12 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 309 | +236 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 73 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Steve Nash | 875 | +762 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 113 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Steve Nash | 1,177 | +1060 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 117 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Steve Nash | 40 | +40 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Steve Nash's point thresholds are omited here.
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: | +8.2 | +3.0 | +6.9 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +3.6 | +8.9 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +9.5 | +16 | +1,100 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +14,749 | +5,362 | +10,849 | +2.1 | +1,415 | +3,142 | +8.9 | +2,610 | +2,828 | +9.5 | +16 | +1,100 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 959 | 2,043 | 46.9 | 270 | 797 | 33.9 | 450 | 556 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +17.3 | +6.2 | +13.2 | +47.3 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +40.6 | +3.3 | +3.7 | +90.0 | +12 | +120 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +2,072 | +749 | +1,584 | +47.3 | +178 | +438 | +40.6 | +396 | +440 | +90.0 | +12 | +120 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Steve Nash's additional seasons: | ||||
* Steve Nash played 16 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 3 to 18, from 1999 to 2014—he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 1,076 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 6.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steve Nash | 1.3 | +1.3 | 1997 | 4 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Steve Nash | 5.5 | +5.5 | 1998 | 4 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Steve Nash's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Steve Nash played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.3 points in a total of 112 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 12.5. |