James Harden vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash and James Harden that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

James Harden

vs.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Bob Nash 1

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Bob Nash 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Bob Nash 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Bob Nash 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals James Harden 271 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games James Harden 164 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.