Steve Nash vs. Don Otten Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Otten 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.
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 played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Don Otten, who played 4. Steve Nash had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Don Otten had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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 |
Don Otten |
4 |
2 |
1949-50 to 1952-53 |
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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 |
Don Otten |
64 |
- |
12.9 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
3.8 |
10.1 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.737 |
|
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 |
- |
Don Otten |
2 |
- |
20.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
12.5 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
10.5 |
13.0 |
.808 |
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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 |
Don Otten |
67 |
- |
8.5 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
.338 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.6 |
.799 |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
3 |
- |
9.7 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
2.7 |
8.7 |
.308 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.3 |
.813 |
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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 |
Don Otten |
64 |
28.0 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.5 |
9.9 |
.349 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.5 |
.773 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Don Otten |
24 |
16.0 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
0.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.8 |
.703 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
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 |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Don Otten |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |