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Michael JordanvsSteve Nash

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

Michael Jordan

1985–2003 · 15 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

Steve Nash

1997–2014 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Michael Jordan and Steve Nash: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Michael Jordan	Stat	Steve Nash
15	Seasons	18
232.9	Career VAL	208.5
26.8 (1988)	Peak-season VAL	21.7 (2007)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2018
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	6
—	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 Michael Jordan and Steve Nash have
Michael Jordan	Stat	Steve Nash
Career
1,072	Games	1,215
Per game
30.1	Points / game	14.3
6.2	Rebounds / game	3.0
5.3	Assists / game	8.5

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Michael Jordan's career line covers 2002–2003 only (the table behind it does not cover 13 early-career seasons); 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	Michael Jordan	Steve Nash
21	18.1	—
22	1.7	0.3
23	18.8	4.9
24	26.8	2.3
25	26.8	5.4
26	23.3	13.7
27	23.1	13.1
28	19.7	16.6
29	17.1	11.4
30	—	18.8
31	1.2	21.2
32	17.1	21.7
33	16.1	19.3
34	11.4	12.6
35	—	16.6
36	—	14.4
37	—	11
38	4.6	5.2
39	7.1	—