Kobe Bryant vs Steve Nash
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Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Steve Nash 18 seasons, 1996-97 to 2013-14. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Steve Nash's 14.3. They have faced each other 64 times: Kobe Bryant's team won 37, Steve Nash's 27. In the playoffs Steve Nash leads 10-8. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles.
Who has the better career numbers?
Steve Nash leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Kobe Bryant in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Kobe Bryant vs Steve Nash head to head
They have faced each other 64 times: Kobe Bryant's team won 37, Steve Nash's 27. In the playoffs Steve Nash leads 10-8.
Every game against each other
| Feb 19, 2012 |  LAL at  PHX | L 102-90 | 32 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN | 8 PTS, 2 REB, 14 AST, 37 MIN |
| Feb 17, 2012 | PHX at LAL | W 111-99 | 36 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN | 11 PTS, 3 REB, 17 AST, 36 MIN |
| Jan 10, 2012 | PHX at LAL | W 99-83 | 48 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN | 13 PTS, 1 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN |
| Mar 22, 2011 | PHX at LAL | W 139-137 3OT | 42 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST, 48 MIN | 19 PTS, 5 REB, 20 AST, 49 MIN |
| Jan 5, 2011 | LAL at PHX | W 99-95 | 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN | 11 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 31 MIN |
| Nov 14, 2010 | PHX at LAL | L 121-116 | 25 PTS, 9 REB, 14 AST, 38 MIN | 21 PTS, 2 REB, 13 AST, 34 MIN |
| Oct 29, 2010 | LAL at PHX | W 114-106 | 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN | 8 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 29 MIN |
| May 29, 2010 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | W 111-103 | 37 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 41 MIN | 21 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 30 MIN |
| May 27, 2010 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | W 103-101 | 30 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN | 29 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 35 MIN |
| May 25, 2010 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 115-106 | 38 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 45 MIN | 15 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 30 MIN |
| May 23, 2010 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 118-109 | 36 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 43 MIN | 17 PTS, 2 REB, 15 AST, 38 MIN |
| May 19, 2010 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | W 124-112 | 21 PTS, 5 REB, 13 AST, 43 MIN | 11 PTS, 3 REB, 15 AST, 36 MIN |
| May 17, 2010 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | W 128-107 | 40 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 35 MIN | 13 PTS, 4 REB, 13 AST, 28 MIN |
| Mar 12, 2010 | LAL at PHX | W 102-96 | 21 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN | 14 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN |
| Dec 28, 2009 | LAL at PHX | L 118-103 | 34 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 36 MIN | 16 PTS, 3 REB, 13 AST, 31 MIN |
| Dec 6, 2009 | PHX at LAL | W 108-88 | 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 36 MIN | 12 PTS, 0 REB, 10 AST, 29 MIN |
| Nov 12, 2009 | PHX at LAL | W 121-102 | 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 33 MIN | 13 PTS, 0 REB, 5 AST, 24 MIN |
| Dec 10, 2008 | PHX at LAL | W 115-110 | 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN | 7 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN |
| Nov 20, 2008 | LAL at PHX | W 105-92 | 24 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN | 8 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN |
| Feb 20, 2008 | LAL at PHX | W 130-124 | 41 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 46 MIN | 26 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 32 MIN |
| Jan 17, 2008 | PHX at LAL | L 106-98 | 30 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN | 13 PTS, 0 REB, 20 AST, 37 MIN |
| Dec 25, 2007 | PHX at LAL | W 122-115 | 38 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN | 24 PTS, 2 REB, 14 AST, 36 MIN |
| Nov 2, 2007 | LAL at PHX | W 119-98 | 16 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 28 MIN | 19 PTS, 0 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN |
| May 2, 2007 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 119-110 | 34 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 46 MIN | 17 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 38 MIN |
| Apr 29, 2007 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | L 113-100 | 31 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 46 MIN | 17 PTS, 1 REB, 23 AST, 39 MIN |
| Apr 26, 2007 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | W 95-89 | 45 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN | 10 PTS, 4 REB, 13 AST, 37 MIN |
| Apr 24, 2007 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 126-98 | 15 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN | 16 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST, 25 MIN |
| Apr 22, 2007 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 95-87 | 39 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN | 20 PTS, 1 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN |
| Apr 13, 2007 | LAL at PHX | L 93-85 | 17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN | 26 PTS, 3 REB, 14 AST, 37 MIN |
| Apr 8, 2007 | PHX at LAL | L 115-107 | 34 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 44 MIN | 25 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 38 MIN |
| Mar 4, 2007 | LAL at PHX | L 99-94 | 31 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 45 MIN | 23 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 36 MIN |
| May 6, 2006 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 121-90 | 24 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 43 MIN | 13 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 35 MIN |
| May 4, 2006 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | L 126-118 OT | 50 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 52 MIN | 32 PTS, 2 REB, 13 AST, 46 MIN |
| May 2, 2006 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 114-97 | 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN | 22 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN |
| Apr 30, 2006 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | W 99-98 OT | 24 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 39 MIN | 22 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 43 MIN |
| Apr 28, 2006 | PHX at LAL (playoffs) | W 99-92 | 17 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 46 MIN | 17 PTS, 7 REB, 11 AST, 41 MIN |
| Apr 26, 2006 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | W 99-93 | 29 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 45 MIN | 29 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 40 MIN |
| Apr 23, 2006 | LAL at PHX (playoffs) | L 107-102 | 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 47 MIN | 20 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 38 MIN |
| Apr 7, 2006 | LAL at PHX | L 107-96 | 51 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 42 MIN | 25 PTS, 1 REB, 8 AST, 34 MIN |
| Jan 20, 2006 | LAL at PHX | L 106-93 | 37 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 40 MIN | 17 PTS, 9 REB, 12 AST, 36 MIN |
| Nov 3, 2005 | PHX at LAL | L 122-112 | 39 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN | 12 PTS, 6 REB, 17 AST, 35 MIN |
| Apr 11, 2005 | PHX at LAL | L 108-97 | 20 PTS, 5 REB, 10 AST, 38 MIN | 15 PTS, 7 REB, 16 AST, 40 MIN |
| Dec 8, 2004 | PHX at LAL | L 113-110 | 20 PTS, 14 REB, 11 AST, 45 MIN | 12 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN |
| Nov 19, 2004 | LAL at PHX | L 107-102 | 29 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 45 MIN | 18 PTS, 1 REB, 16 AST, 39 MIN |
| Dec 12, 2003 |  DAL at LAL | L 110-93 | 15 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 41 MIN | 23 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 39 MIN |
| Dec 4, 2003 | LAL at DAL | W 114-103 | 32 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 38 MIN | 30 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN |
| Apr 8, 2003 | DAL at LAL | W 108-99 | 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN | 19 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN |
| Apr 3, 2003 | LAL at DAL | W 100-89 | 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 44 MIN | 26 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN |
| Dec 6, 2002 | DAL at LAL | W 105-103 | 27 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN | 22 PTS, 1 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN |
| Nov 19, 2002 | LAL at DAL | L 98-72 | 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN | 21 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST, 31 MIN |
| Mar 19, 2002 | LAL at DAL | L 114-98 | 12 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 35 MIN | 30 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN |
| Mar 17, 2002 | DAL at LAL | W 105-103 | 14 PTS, 9 REB, 11 AST, 41 MIN | 20 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN |
| Feb 3, 2002 | LAL at DAL | W 101-94 | 24 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN | 20 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN |
| Dec 5, 2001 | DAL at LAL | W 98-94 | 19 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 42 MIN | 13 PTS, 2 REB, 13 AST, 40 MIN |
| Feb 20, 2001 | LAL at DAL | W 119-109 | 19 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN | 31 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 37 MIN |
| Dec 22, 2000 | LAL at DAL | W 108-103 | 35 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 46 MIN | 18 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN |
| Mar 22, 1999 | LAL at DAL | W 96-93 | 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN | 3 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 42 MIN |
| Feb 17, 1999 | DAL at LAL | W 101-88 | 23 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 31 MIN | 4 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 27 MIN |
| Mar 18, 1998 | PHX at LAL | W 99-93 | 10 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST, 28 MIN | 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 1 MIN |
| Feb 18, 1998 | LAL at PHX | L 110-103 | 8 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 24 MIN | 1 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 8 MIN |
| Jan 21, 1998 | LAL at PHX | W 119-109 | 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 34 MIN | 21 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN |
| Apr 11, 1997 | PHX at LAL | W 114-98 | 7 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN | 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 2 MIN |
| Dec 25, 1996 | LAL at PHX | W 108-87 | 0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 5 MIN | 5 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 10 MIN |
| Nov 17, 1996 | LAL at PHX | W 102-88 | 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 14 MIN | 6 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 21 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.