Tim Hardaway vs. Steve Nash: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Steve Nash and Tim Hardaway 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
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Steve Nash scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Tim Hardaway has a better scoring average 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Hardaway averages 3.4 points more than Steve Nash in his 18 seasons (17.7 points against 14.3). On the other hand Steve Nash scored a total of 2,014 points more than Tim Hardaway (17,387 vs. 15,373).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | +3.4 | 13 |
| Steve Nash | 14.3 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 13 | |
| Steve Nash | 17,387 | +2,014 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Steve Nash has a better career point average than Tim Hardaway (+0.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,129).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 9 | |
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | +0.5 | 12 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 9 | |
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | +1,129 | 12 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 360 | +51 | ||
| Steve Nash | 309 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 719 | |||
| Steve Nash | 875 | +156 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 853 | |||
| Steve Nash | 1,177 | +324 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 14 | |||
| Steve Nash | 40 | +26 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 0 | |||
| Steve Nash | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 24 | |||
| Steve Nash | 48 | +24 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 42 | |||
| Steve Nash | 103 | +61 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 53 | |||
| Steve Nash | 115 | +62 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 3 | |||
| Steve Nash | 5 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 17.7 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 43.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +3.4 | +1.3 | +4.5 | +5.9 | +0.4 | +1.8 | +7.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +12.2 | +5 | +350 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 15,373 | 5,640 | 13,076 | 43.1 | 1,542 | 4,345 | 35.5 | 2,551 | 3,263 | 78.2 | 13 | 867 |
| difference: | +2,014 | +681 | +184 | +5.9 | +143 | +406 | +7.3 | +509 | +121 | +12.2 | +5 | +350 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 16.8 | 5.9 | 14.9 | 39.3 | 2.0 | 6.1 | 32.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +0.5 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +8.0 | +0.5 | +2.4 | +8.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +14.9 | +3 | +64 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tim Hardaway | 943 | 329 | 837 | 39.3 | 110 | 344 | 32.0 | 175 | 233 | 75.1 | 9 | 56 |
| difference: | +1,129 | +420 | +747 | +8.0 | +68 | +94 | +8.6 | +221 | +207 | +14.9 | +3 | +64 |
| 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
Steve Nash's additional seasons: | ||||
* Steve Nash played 4 seasons more than Tim Hardaway in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2011 to 2014—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 202 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.7 ppg and his lowest 6.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 1.3 | +1.3 | 1997 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | 24.5 | +24.5 | 1992 | 4 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1993 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 13.6 | +13.6 | 2001 | 10 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tim Hardaway | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Steve Nash's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Steve Nash played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.5 points in a total of 2 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 12.5. |