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Steve NashvsJames Harden

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

PG · VAL group G

Steve Nash

1997–2014 · 18 seasons

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James Harden

2010–2026 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

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

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

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