Chris Paul vs Steve Nash
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Chris Paul and Steve Nash compared on their NBA careers: Chris Paul played 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26, Steve Nash 18 seasons, 1996-97 to 2013-14. Chris Paul averaged 16.8 points a game to Steve Nash's 14.3. They have faced each other 22 times: Chris Paul's team won 11, Steve Nash's 11.
Who has the better career numbers?
Chris Paul leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Steve Nash in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Chris Paul vs Steve Nash head to head
They have faced each other 22 times: Chris Paul's team won 11, Steve Nash's 11.
Every game against each other
| Oct 29, 2013 |  LAC at  LAL | L 116-103 | 15 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 36 MIN | 3 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 21 MIN |
| Feb 14, 2013 | LAC at LAL | W 125-101 | 24 PTS, 1 REB, 13 AST, 33 MIN | 7 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 25 MIN |
| Jan 4, 2013 | LAL at LAC | W 107-102 | 30 PTS, 6 REB, 13 AST, 41 MIN | 12 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 36 MIN |
| Apr 19, 2012 | LAC at  PHX | L 93-90 | 19 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 37 MIN | 13 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN |
| Mar 28, 2012 | PHX at LAC | W 103-86 | 15 PTS, 5 REB, 15 AST, 37 MIN | 1 PTS, 4 REB, 15 AST, 30 MIN |
| Mar 2, 2012 | LAC at PHX | L 81-78 | 16 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN | 6 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN |
| Mar 25, 2011 |  NO at PHX | W 106-100 | 22 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 37 MIN | 3 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN |
| Mar 16, 2011 | PHX at NO | W 100-95 | 26 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN | 8 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN |
| Jan 30, 2011 | NO at PHX | L 104-102 | 26 PTS, 3 REB, 12 AST, 39 MIN | 10 PTS, 5 REB, 15 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 11, 2009 | NO at PHX | L 124-104 | 25 PTS, 0 REB, 6 AST, 30 MIN | 12 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 23 MIN |
| Apr 8, 2009 | PHX at NO | L 105-100 | 29 PTS, 7 REB, 16 AST, 43 MIN | 24 PTS, 2 REB, 13 AST, 34 MIN |
| Oct 30, 2008 | NO at PHX | W 108-95 | 20 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN | 24 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN |
| Feb 27, 2008 | PHX at NO | W 120-103 | 25 PTS, 6 REB, 15 AST, 36 MIN | 8 PTS, 0 REB, 13 AST, 31 MIN |
| Feb 6, 2008 | NO at PHX | W 132-130 2OT | 42 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 50 MIN | 32 PTS, 4 REB, 12 AST, 45 MIN |
| Jan 5, 2008 | NO at PHX | W 118-113 | 28 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 48 MIN | 23 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 34 MIN |
| Dec 15, 2007 | PHX at NO | W 101-98 | 21 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 38 MIN | 12 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN |
| Mar 9, 2007 | NO at PHX | L 104-103 | 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN | 15 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 36 MIN |
| Nov 22, 2006 | NO at PHX | L 92-83 | 18 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN | 24 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN |
| Apr 17, 2006 | NO at PHX | L 115-78 | 11 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 29 MIN | 12 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 25 MIN |
| Mar 6, 2006 | PHX at NO | L 101-88 | 14 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 43 MIN | 12 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 26 MIN |
| Dec 16, 2005 | PHX at NO | L 101-88 | 25 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 39 MIN | 18 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN |
| Dec 12, 2005 | NO at PHX | W 91-87 | 19 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 33 MIN | 14 PTS, 2 REB, 16 AST, 37 MIN |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
Career totals
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.