Steve Nash vs. Howard Porter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howard Porter and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Howard Porter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Howard Porter: 1971-72 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Howard Porter 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Howard Porter 7

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Howard Porter 6

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Howard Porter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Howard Porter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Howard Porter 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Howard Porter 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Howard Porter 9.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Howard Porter 4.1

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Howard Porter 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Howard Porter 4,215

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Howard Porter 1,872

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Howard Porter 211

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Howard Porter 156 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Howard Porter 212 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Howard Porter 457

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Howard Porter .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Howard Porter .802

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Howard Porter 13.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Howard Porter 5.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Howard Porter 0.7 (1977)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Howard Porter 0.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Howard Porter 0.9 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Howard Porter 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Howard Porter 4.2

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Howard Porter 0.5

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Howard Porter 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Howard Porter 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Howard Porter 335

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Howard Porter 152

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Howard Porter 18

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Howard Porter 18 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Howard Porter 15 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Howard Porter 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Howard Porter .459

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Howard Porter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Howard Porter .846

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Howard Porter 20.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Howard Porter 6.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Howard Porter 0.8 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Howard Porter 1.7 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Howard Porter 1.3 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.