John Stockton vs Steve Nash

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John Stockton and Steve Nash compared on their NBA careers: John Stockton played 19 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03, Steve Nash 18 seasons, 1996-97 to 2013-14. John Stockton averaged 13.1 points a game to Steve Nash's 14.3. They have faced each other 27 times: John Stockton's team won 16, Steve Nash's 11. In the playoffs Steve Nash leads 3-2.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Stockton 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.

John Stockton and Steve Nash career per game
1,504GP1,217
31.8MIN31.3
13.1PTS14.3, better
2.7REB3, better
10.5, betterAST8.5
2.2, betterSTL0.7
0.2, betterBLK0.1
51.5, betterFG%49
38.43P%42.8, better
82.6FT%90.4, better
60.8, betterTS%60.5

John Stockton vs Steve Nash head to head

They have faced each other 27 times: John Stockton's team won 16, Steve Nash's 11. In the playoffs Steve Nash leads 3-2.

John Stockton and Steve Nash, record against each other
Regular season2214, better8
Playoffs523, better
Total2716, better11
John Stockton and Steve Nash, averages in their games against each other
11.7PTS12.5, better
3.6, betterREB2.8
9.5, betterAST6.3
32.2MIN28.6

Every game against each other

John Stockton vs Steve Nash, every game
Apr 11, 2003DAL at UTAHW 95-9217 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST, 32 MIN19 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 39 MIN
Mar 8, 2003UTAH at DALL 101-777 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 18 MIN12 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 16 MIN
Feb 3, 2003DAL at UTAHL 92-907 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN20 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN
Dec 20, 2002UTAH at DALW 93-816 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 30 MIN25 PTS, 0 REB, 5 AST, 39 MIN
Apr 16, 2002UTAH at DALL 96-877 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN2 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 25 MIN
Apr 8, 2002DAL at UTAHL 105-9617 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 31 MIN17 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN
Jan 19, 2002UTAH at DALL 106-10324 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN23 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 10, 2001DAL at UTAHW 107-9821 PTS, 1 REB, 12 AST, 33 MIN25 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN
May 3, 2001DAL at UTAH (playoffs)L 84-834 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 40 MIN9 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 43 MIN
May 1, 2001UTAH at DAL (playoffs)L 107-774 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN27 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 28, 2001UTAH at DAL (playoffs)L 94-9112 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 36 MIN16 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN
Apr 24, 2001DAL at UTAH (playoffs)W 109-9817 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 42 MIN20 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 43 MIN
Apr 21, 2001DAL at UTAH (playoffs)W 88-8612 PTS, 6 REB, 18 AST, 37 MIN20 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 7, 2001UTAH at DALW 116-10315 PTS, 1 REB, 13 AST, 35 MIN12 PTS, 2 REB, 11 AST, 33 MIN
Mar 26, 2001DAL at UTAHL 98-908 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 28 MIN9 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN
Nov 20, 2000DAL at UTAHL 107-9814 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 31 MIN17 PTS, 5 REB, 17 AST, 41 MIN
Nov 4, 2000UTAH at DALW 112-10614 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 33 MIN24 PTS, 1 REB, 12 AST, 37 MIN
Mar 27, 2000DAL at UTAHL 113-10516 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST, 37 MIN16 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 41 MIN
Feb 24, 2000UTAH at DALW 92-858 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 26 MIN5 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN
Mar 5, 1999DAL at UTAHW 106-9510 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 31 MIN2 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 16 MIN
Feb 26, 1999DAL at UTAHW 80-6510 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 26 MIN2 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 9 MIN
Feb 9, 1999UTAH at DALW 90-7912 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 29 MIN4 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 29 MIN
Mar 24, 1998PHX at UTAHW 92-735 PTS, 1 REB, 11 AST, 20 MIN5 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 12 MIN
Feb 26, 1998PHX at UTAHW 108-978 PTS, 0 REB, 9 AST, 26 MIN3 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 4 MIN
Apr 15, 1997UTAH at PHXW 127-1227 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST, 37 MIN0 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 5 MIN
Jan 22, 1997UTAH at PHXW 111-9923 PTS, 1 REB, 12 AST, 37 MIN3 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 12 MIN
Jan 16, 1997PHX at UTAHW 95-9112 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN0 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 9 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

John Stockton and Steve Nash career totals
19,711, betterPTS17,387
4,051, betterREB3,642
15,806, betterAST10,335
3,265, betterSTL899
315, betterBLK102
51.5, betterFG%49
38.43P%42.8, better
82.6FT%90.4, better
60.8, betterTS%60.5

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Stockton and Steve Nash postseason
182GP120
35.2MIN35.7
13.4PTS17.3, better
3.3REB3.5, better
10.1, betterAST8.8
1.9, betterSTL0.6
0.3, betterBLK0.1
47.3FG%47.3
32.63P%40.6, better
81FT%90, better
56.8TS%58.3, better

Where each stands all time

John Stockton and Steve Nash all-time places
53rd (19,711), betterPoints98th (17,387)
1st (15,806), betterAssists6th (10,335)
254th (845)3-pointers made40th (1,685), better
1st (3,265), betterSteals206th (899)

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

John Stockton and Steve Nash titles and awards
—Championships—
6, betterAll-NBA Second Team2
5, betterAll-Defensive Second Team—
3, betterAll-NBA Third Team2
1, betterAll-Star MVP—
2All-NBA First Team3, better
—MVP2, better

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.

John Stockton and Steve Nash season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1984-855.6, better1.3, better5.1, better1996-973.31.02.1
2nd1985-867.72.2, better7.4, better1997-989.1, better2.13.4
3rd1986-877.91.88.2, better1998-997.92.9, better5.5
4th1987-8814.7, better2.9, better13.8, better1999-008.62.24.9
5th1988-8917.1, better3.013.6, better2000-0115.63.2, better7.3
6th1989-9017.22.614.5, better2001-0217.9, better3.1, better7.7
7th1990-9117.22.914.2, better2002-0317.7, better2.97.3
8th1991-9215.8, better3.3, better13.7, better2003-0414.53.08.8
9th1992-9315.12.912.0, better2004-0515.5, better3.3, better11.5
10th1993-9415.13.112.6, better2005-0618.8, better4.2, better10.5
11th1994-9514.73.112.3, better2006-0718.6, better3.5, better11.6
12th1995-9614.72.811.2, better2007-0816.9, better3.5, better11.1
13th1996-9714.42.810.5, better2008-0915.7, better3.0, better9.7
14th1997-9812.02.68.52009-1016.5, better3.3, better11.0, better
15th1998-9911.12.97.52010-1114.7, better3.5, better11.4, better
16th1999-0012.12.68.62011-1212.5, better3.0, better10.7, better
17th2000-0111.52.88.7, better2012-1312.7, better2.86.7
18th2001-0213.4, better3.2, better8.2, better2013-146.81.95.7
19th2002-0310.82.57.7————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST