Russell Westbrook vs Steve Nash

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Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash compared on their NBA careers: Russell Westbrook played 18 seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26, Steve Nash 18 seasons, 1996-97 to 2013-14. Russell Westbrook averaged 20.9 points a game to Steve Nash's 14.3. They have faced each other 16 times: Russell Westbrook's team won 10, Steve Nash's 6.

Who has the better career numbers?

Steve Nash leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Russell Westbrook in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash career per game
1,301GP1,217
33.1MIN31.3
20.9, betterPTS14.3
6.9, betterREB3
8AST8.5, better
1.6, betterSTL0.7
0.3, betterBLK0.1
43.8FG%49, better
30.83P%42.8, better
77.1FT%90.4, better
52.6TS%60.5, better

Russell Westbrook vs Steve Nash head to head

They have faced each other 16 times: Russell Westbrook's team won 10, Steve Nash's 6.

Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash, record against each other
GamesPlayedRussell Westbrook wonSteve Nash won
Regular season1610, better6
Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash, averages in their games against each other
21.4, betterPTS13.3
5.4, betterREB2.8
8.0AST8.6, better
35.3MIN32.6

Every game against each other

Russell Westbrook vs Steve Nash, every game
Mar 5, 2013LAL at OKCW 122-10537 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 27, 2013OKC at LALL 105-9617 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 39 MIN17 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 36 MIN
Jan 11, 2013OKC at LALW 116-10127 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST, 35 MIN7 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 30 MIN
Apr 18, 2012OKC at PHXW 109-9715 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN12 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 28 MIN
Mar 7, 2012PHX at OKCW 115-10431 PTS, 3 REB, 10 AST, 41 MIN12 PTS, 2 REB, 13 AST, 39 MIN
Dec 31, 2011PHX at OKCW 107-9718 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 25 MIN8 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 22 MIN
Mar 30, 2011OKC at PHXW 116-9816 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 32 MIN8 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Mar 6, 2011PHX at OKCW 122-118 OT32 PTS, 2 REB, 11 AST, 41 MIN11 PTS, 2 REB, 14 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 4, 2011OKC at PHXW 111-10719 PTS, 7 REB, 11 AST, 35 MIN12 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 19, 2010PHX at OKCL 113-11019 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 36 MIN20 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 32 MIN
Apr 9, 2010PHX at OKCW 96-918 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 42 MIN11 PTS, 2 REB, 12 AST, 31 MIN
Dec 23, 2009OKC at PHXW 117-11319 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN24 PTS, 1 REB, 12 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 14, 2009OKC at PHXL 106-9520 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN18 PTS, 1 REB, 8 AST, 37 MIN
Feb 20, 2009OKC at PHXL 140-11819 PTS, 6 REB, 8 AST, 33 MIN13 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 35 MIN
Dec 29, 2008PHX at OKCL 110-10231 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 37 MIN0 PTS, 0 REB, 2 AST, 9 MIN
Nov 25, 2008PHX at OKCL 99-9815 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 31 MIN20 PTS, 8 REB, 15 AST, 43 MIN

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

Career totals

Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash career totals
27,176, betterPTS17,387
9,025, betterREB3,642
10,351, betterAST10,335
2,038, betterSTL899
418, betterBLK102
43.8FG%49, better
30.83P%42.8, better
77.1FT%90.4, better
52.6TS%60.5, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash postseason
135GP120
35.5MIN35.7
22.5, betterPTS17.3
6.7, betterREB3.5
7.1AST8.8, better
1.7, betterSTL0.6
0.3, betterBLK0.1
40.5FG%47.3, better
29.93P%40.6, better
82FT%90, better
50.5TS%58.3, better

Where each stands all time

Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash all-time places
14th (27,176), betterPoints98th (17,387)
55th (9,025), betterRebounds—
5th (10,351), betterAssists6th (10,335)
60th (1,495)3-pointers made40th (1,685), better
14th (2,038), 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

Russell Westbrook and Steve Nash titles and awards
—Championships—
2All-NBA Third Team2
2All-NBA First Team3, better
1MVP2, better
5, betterAll-NBA Second Team2
1, betterAll-Rookie First Team—
2, betterAll-Star MVP—

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.

Russell Westbrook 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.
1st2008-0915.3, better4.9, better5.3, better1996-973.31.02.1
2nd2009-1016.1, better4.9, better8.0, better1997-989.12.13.4
3rd2010-1121.9, better4.6, better8.2, better1998-997.92.95.5
4th2011-1223.6, better4.6, better5.5, better1999-008.62.24.9
5th2012-1323.2, better5.2, better7.4, better2000-0115.63.27.3
6th2013-1421.8, better5.7, better6.92001-0217.93.17.7, better
7th2014-1528.1, better7.3, better8.6, better2002-0317.72.97.3
8th2015-1623.5, better7.8, better10.4, better2003-0414.53.08.8
9th2016-1731.6, better10.7, better10.42004-0515.53.311.5, better
10th2017-1825.4, better10.1, better10.32005-0618.84.210.5, better
11th2018-1922.9, better11.1, better10.72006-0718.63.511.6, better
12th2019-2027.2, better7.9, better7.02007-0816.93.511.1, better
13th2020-2122.2, better11.5, better11.7, better2008-0915.73.09.7
14th2021-2218.5, better7.4, better7.12009-1016.53.311.0, better
15th2022-2315.9, better5.8, better7.52010-1114.73.511.4, better
16th2023-2411.15.0, better4.52011-1212.5, better3.010.7, better
17th2024-2513.3, better4.9, better6.12012-1312.72.86.7, better
18th2025-2615.2, better5.4, better6.7, better2013-146.81.95.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST