John Battle vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader John Battle 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals John Battle 273 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Steve Nash 102

Total Games John Battle 612 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists John Battle 80 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals John Battle 13 Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Steve Nash 14

Total Games John Battle 55 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)