Steve Nash vs. Danny Schayes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Schayes and Steve Nash, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Steve Nash and Danny Schayes both played 18 years in the NBA. Steve Nash had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Danny Schayes had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Steve Nash 18 12 1996-97 to 2013-14
Danny Schayes 18 12 1981-82 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 1996-971981-82
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 65 10.5 3.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 .423 0.4 0.8 .418 0.6 0.8 .824
Danny Schayes 82 19.8 7.9 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.1 6.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 4 3.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 1997-981982-83
Team Phoenix SunsUtah Jazz, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 76 21.9 9.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .459 1.1 2.6 .415 1.0 1.1 .860
Danny Schayes 82 27.9 11.1 2.4 5.3 7.7 2.5 0.7 1.2 3.1 4.0 4.2 9.1 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 4 12.8 5.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.5 .444 0.3 1.3 .200 1.3 2.0 .625
Danny Schayes 8 20.4 7.1 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.8 0.3 0.6 2.1 3.1 2.6 5.4 .488 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 1.9 1.000

Season 3

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 1998-991983-84
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 40 31.7 7.9 0.8 2.1 2.9 5.5 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.5 2.9 7.9 .363 1.2 3.3 .374 1.0 1.2 .826
Danny Schayes 82 17.3 7.1 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.8 2.2 4.5 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 5 16.2 5.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.0 2.2 3.6 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 4

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 1999-001984-85
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 56 27.4 8.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 0.7 0.1 1.8 2.2 3.1 6.5 .477 1.1 2.7 .403 1.3 1.5 .882
Danny Schayes 56 9.7 3.6 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 1.1 2.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 9 13.1 4.0 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.4 1.2 2.9 .423 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .700

Season 5

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2000-011985-86
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 70 34.1 15.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.3 1.0 0.1 2.9 2.3 5.5 11.3 .487 1.3 3.1 .406 3.3 3.7 .895
Danny Schayes 80 20.7 8.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.7 2.8 5.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.5 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 10 37.0 13.6 0.6 2.6 3.2 6.4 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 10.8 .417 1.6 3.9 .410 3.0 3.4 .882
Danny Schayes 10 29.5 11.6 3.4 4.8 8.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.7 4.6 8.6 .535 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .800

Season 6

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2001-021986-87
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 82 34.6 17.9 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.7 0.6 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.4 13.3 .483 1.9 4.2 .455 3.2 3.6 .887
Danny Schayes 76 20.5 8.5 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.5 2.8 5.3 .519 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.9 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 8 40.5 19.5 0.9 3.1 4.0 8.8 0.5 0.0 3.8 2.5 6.4 14.8 .432 2.5 5.6 .444 4.3 4.4 .971
Danny Schayes 3 25.0 10.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 .706 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 7

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2002-031987-88
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 82 33.1 17.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 7.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 1.6 6.3 13.6 .465 1.4 3.3 .413 3.8 4.1 .909
Danny Schayes 81 26.7 13.9 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 4.0 4.5 8.2 .540 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.0 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 20 36.4 16.1 0.8 2.8 3.5 7.3 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.4 5.8 12.9 .447 1.9 3.8 .487 2.8 3.2 .873
Danny Schayes 11 28.5 16.4 2.7 4.5 7.2 1.6 0.3 0.9 2.2 4.2 5.0 8.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 7.5 .843

Season 8

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2003-041988-89
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 78 33.5 14.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.8 0.9 0.1 2.7 1.8 5.1 10.8 .470 1.3 3.3 .405 2.9 3.2 .916
Danny Schayes 76 25.2 12.8 1.9 4.7 6.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 4.2 4.2 8.0 .522 0.0 0.1 .333 4.4 5.3 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 5 39.2 13.6 1.2 4.0 5.2 9.0 0.8 0.0 2.4 2.8 5.4 14.0 .386 1.2 3.2 .375 1.6 1.8 .889
Danny Schayes 2 18.0 4.0 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 .143 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 9

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2004-051989-90
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 75 34.3 15.5 0.8 2.6 3.3 11.5 1.0 0.1 3.3 1.8 5.7 11.4 .502 1.3 2.9 .431 2.8 3.2 .887
Danny Schayes 53 22.5 10.4 2.2 4.2 6.5 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 3.8 3.1 6.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 5.0 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 15 40.7 23.9 0.6 4.2 4.8 11.3 0.9 0.2 4.7 2.4 9.3 17.9 .520 1.4 3.6 .389 3.8 4.1 .919
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2005-061990-91
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 79 35.4 18.8 0.6 3.6 4.2 10.5 0.8 0.2 3.5 1.5 6.8 13.4 .512 1.9 4.3 .439 3.3 3.5 .921
Danny Schayes 82 27.2 10.6 2.1 4.4 6.5 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.2 3.6 7.3 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.0 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 20 39.9 20.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 10.2 0.4 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.3 14.6 .502 1.6 4.4 .368 4.2 4.6 .912
Danny Schayes 3 23.7 9.3 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 3.7 .909

Season 11

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2006-071991-92
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 76 35.3 18.6 0.4 3.1 3.5 11.6 0.8 0.1 3.8 1.5 6.8 12.8 .532 2.1 4.5 .455 2.9 3.3 .899
Danny Schayes 43 16.9 5.6 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.3 1.9 4.6 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 11 37.5 18.9 0.4 2.8 3.2 13.3 0.4 0.1 4.4 1.9 6.7 14.5 .463 1.7 3.5 .487 3.7 4.2 .891
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2007-081992-93
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 81 34.3 16.9 0.3 3.1 3.5 11.1 0.7 0.1 3.6 1.4 6.0 11.9 .504 2.2 4.7 .470 2.7 3.0 .906
Danny Schayes 70 16.1 4.6 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.1 1.5 3.8 .399 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 5 36.6 16.2 0.2 2.6 2.8 7.8 0.4 0.2 2.4 2.0 6.4 14.0 .457 1.2 4.0 .300 2.2 2.4 .917
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2008-091993-94
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 74 33.6 15.7 0.3 2.8 3.0 9.7 0.7 0.1 3.4 1.5 5.8 11.5 .503 1.5 3.3 .439 2.6 2.8 .933
Danny Schayes 36 10.1 2.4 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2009-101994-95
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 81 32.8 16.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 11.0 0.5 0.1 3.6 1.3 6.2 12.2 .507 1.5 3.6 .426 2.6 2.8 .938
Danny Schayes 69 11.9 4.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.5 1.8 3.6 .508 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.7 1.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 16 33.7 17.8 0.4 2.9 3.3 10.1 0.3 0.1 3.8 1.3 6.2 11.9 .518 1.2 3.1 .380 4.2 4.7 .893
Danny Schayes 10 14.6 2.9 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 3.8 1.1 2.9 .379 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .875

Season 15

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2010-111995-96
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 75 33.3 14.7 0.5 2.9 3.5 11.4 0.6 0.1 3.5 1.2 5.3 10.8 .492 1.1 2.7 .395 3.0 3.3 .912
Danny Schayes 32 12.5 3.2 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.9 .340 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.4 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 2 8.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 16

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2011-121996-97
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 62 31.6 12.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 10.7 0.6 0.1 3.7 0.9 4.8 9.0 .532 0.9 2.3 .390 2.0 2.3 .894
Danny Schayes 45 12.0 3.0 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.0 2.7 .392 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 5 18.4 4.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 3.2 1.8 4.6 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 17

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2012-131997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 50 32.5 12.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.7 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.4 4.7 9.5 .497 1.1 2.6 .438 2.1 2.3 .922
Danny Schayes 74 17.2 5.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.5 2.1 5.0 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 2 30.5 12.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 5.0 11.5 .435 0.0 1.5 .000 2.5 2.5 1.000
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Steve Nash Danny Schayes
Season 2013-141998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 15 20.9 6.8 0.3 1.7 1.9 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.1 1.2 2.4 6.3 .383 0.5 1.6 .333 1.5 1.6 .917
Danny Schayes 19 7.5 1.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.6 1.5 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Danny Schayes 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -