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James HardenvsSteve Nash

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

James Harden

2010–2026 · 17 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

Steve Nash

1997–2014 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

James Harden and Steve Nash: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
James Harden	Stat	Steve Nash
17	Seasons	18
249.1	Career VAL	208.5
23.9 (2017)	Peak-season VAL	21.7 (2007)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2018
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	6
35	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	13

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both James Harden and Steve Nash have
James Harden	Stat	Steve Nash
Career
1,222	Games	1,215
Per game
24.0	Points / game	14.3
5.6	Rebounds / game	3.0
7.3	Assists / game	8.5

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Steve Nash's career line covers 2002–2014 only (the table behind it does not cover 5 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	James Harden	Steve Nash
20	4.7	—
21	7	—
22	10.7	0.3
23	16.6	4.9
24	17.4	2.3
25	23.6	5.4
26	16.1	13.7
27	23.9	13.1
28	21	16.6
29	21.5	11.4
30	18.2	18.8
31	10.5	21.2
32	12	21.7
33	12.6	19.3
34	11.2	12.6
35	12.8	16.6
36	9.3	14.4
37	—	11
38	—	5.2