James Harden vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare James Harden and Steve Nash all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where James Harden, with a career spanning 16 seasons from 2010 to 2025, and Steve Nash, with 18 seasons played from 1997 to 2014, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

James Harden vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
James Harden Steve Nash James Harden Steve Nash
Points
11th
96th
14th
64th
Rebounds
162nd
+300th
60th
245th
Assists
13th
5th
8th
10th
Steals
26th
242nd
12th
222nd
Blocks
202nd
+300th
84th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
2nd
37th
4th
42nd
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James Harden vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
James Harden Steve Nash James Harden Steve Nash
Points
27th
+300th
51st
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
30th
11th
39th
8th
Steals
84th
+300th
47th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
11th
230th
15th
166th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
11th
96th
85 27,687 vs. 17,38710,300
Rebounds
162nd
+300th
+138 6,473 vs. 3,6422,831
Assists
13th
5th
8 8,316 vs. 10,3352,019
Steals
26th
242nd
216 1,715 vs. 899816
Blocks
202nd
+300th
+98 655 vs. 102553
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
871 vs. 643228
Defensive Rebounds
60th
+300th
+240 5,602 vs. 2,9992,603
Field Goals Made
39th
110th
71 8,174 vs. 6,3211,853
Field Goals Attempted
31st
132nd
101 18,610 vs. 12,8925,718
3-Pointers Made
2nd
37th
35 3,175 vs. 1,6851,490
3-Pointers Attempted
2nd
59th
57 8,750 vs. 3,9394,811
Free Throws Made
5th
170th
165 8,164 vs. 3,0605,104
Free Throws Attempted
7th
244th
237 9,478 vs. 3,3846,094

Games and Years:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
67th
43rd
24 1,151 vs. 1,21766
Seasons
87th
27th
60 16 vs. 182

Triple-Doubles:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
8th
160th
152 80 vs. 377

Rankings by Points Scored:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
4th
276th
272 105 vs. 2103
50+ point games
4th
-
24 vs. 024
60+ point games
4th
-
4 vs. 04
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
14th
64th
50 3,895 vs. 2,0721,823
Rebounds
60th
245th
185 948 vs. 422526
Assists
8th
10th
2 1,125 vs. 1,06164
Steals
12th
222nd
210 282 vs. 66216
Blocks
84th
+300th
+216 98 vs. 1484
Offensive Rebounds
195th
+300th
+105 126 vs. 6858
Defensive Rebounds
35th
163rd
128 822 vs. 354468
Field Goals Made
24th
68th
44 1,173 vs. 749424
Field Goals Attempted
18th
74th
56 2,760 vs. 1,5841,176
3-Pointers Made
4th
42nd
38 434 vs. 178256
3-Pointers Attempted
3rd
55th
52 1,275 vs. 438837
Free Throws Made
9th
83rd
74 1,115 vs. 396719
Free Throws Attempted
11th
119th
108 1,283 vs. 440843

Games and Years:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
23rd
105th
82 173 vs. 12053
Playoffs
10th
76th
66 16 vs. 124

Triple-Doubles:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
13th
39th
26 4 vs. 13

Rankings by Points Scored:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
9th
78th
69 11 vs. 110
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
27th
+300th
+273 24.05 vs. 14.299.77
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.62 vs. 2.992.63
Assists per game
30th
11th
19 7.23 vs. 8.491.27
Steals per game
84th
+300th
+216 1.49 vs. 0.740.75
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.57 vs. 0.080.49
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.76 vs. 0.530.23
Defensive Rebounds per game
164th
+300th
+136 4.87 vs. 2.462.40
Field Goals Made per game
107th
+300th
+193 7.10 vs. 5.191.91
Field Goals Attempted per game
70th
+300th
+230 16.17 vs. 10.595.58
3-Pointers Made per game
11th
230th
219 2.76 vs. 1.381.37
3-Pointers Attempted per game
5th
227th
222 7.60 vs. 3.244.37
Free Throws Made per game
6th
+300th
+294 7.09 vs. 2.514.58
Free Throws Attempted per game
17th
+300th
+283 8.23 vs. 2.785.45

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

James Harden Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
51st
171st
120 22.51 vs. 17.275.25
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.48 vs. 3.521.96
Assists per game
39th
8th
31 6.50 vs. 8.842.34
Steals per game
47th
+300th
+253 1.63 vs. 0.551.08
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.57 vs. 0.120.45
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.73 vs. 0.570.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
181st
+300th
+119 4.75 vs. 2.951.80
Field Goals Made per game
143rd
185th
42 6.78 vs. 6.240.54
Field Goals Attempted per game
109th
228th
119 15.95 vs. 13.202.75
3-Pointers Made per game
15th
166th
151 2.51 vs. 1.481.03
3-Pointers Attempted per game
10th
194th
184 7.37 vs. 3.653.72
Free Throws Made per game
21st
268th
247 6.45 vs. 3.303.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
39th
+300th
+261 7.42 vs. 3.673.75

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.