Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Francis and Nick Van Exel

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Francis and Nick Van Exel played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Nick Van Exel has a 10-7 winning record over Steve Francis. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Francis
vs.
Nick Van Exel
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Francis:
1999-00 to 2007-08
Nick Van Exel:
1993-94 to 2005-06
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Francis
7
7
0
Nick Van Exel
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 16.4 6.2 6.2 1.60.4
Nick Van Exel 17.5 2.9 6.51.10.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 27 10 12 52
Nick Van Exel 31 7 11 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Francis 8

games		 15

games		 7

games		 7

games		4

games
Nick Van Exel 8

games 		1

game		 7

games		 5

games		2

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 1

game		 3

games		 5

games		11

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 20, 2000
1. Rockets 122   Steve Francis 22 7 7 2 1 4 4 31 8-15 .533 0-2 .000 6-8 .750
Nuggets 115   Nick Van Exel 31 4 11 1 0 1 2 37 13-25 .520 0-4 .000 5-6 .833
Jan. 28, 2000
2. Rockets 98   Steve Francis 27 9 10 2 0 6 3 39 9-25 .360 1-4 .250 8-8 1.000
Nuggets 104   Nick Van Exel 21 7 8 2 2 3 3 35 6-15 .400 3-5 .600 6-7 .857
Feb. 24, 2000
3. Rockets 97   Steve Francis 0 4 4 1 0 6 3 24 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Nuggets 106   Nick Van Exel 23 1 11 2 0 5 0 42 9-22 .409 1-4 .250 4-4 1.000
Apr. 11, 2000
4. Rockets 103   Steve Francis 13 8 11 1 0 4 2 42 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
Nuggets 93   Nick Van Exel 27 5 11 0 1 3 3 45 12-25 .480 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 30, 2000
5. Rockets 109   Steve Francis 22 7 6 0 0 3 5 46 7-15 .467 2-4 .500 6-8 .750
OT Nuggets 105   Nick Van Exel 15 0 7 1 0 1 4 40 5-18 .278 0-3 .000 5-5 1.000
Dec. 16, 2000
6. Rockets 100   Steve Francis 26 9 4 3 1 5 3 39 11-19 .579 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 102   Nick Van Exel 26 4 8 3 1 3 3 42 11-21 .524 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000
Jan. 23, 2001
7. Rockets 100   Steve Francis 26 8 4 2 0 0 6 44 9-16 .563 4-6 .667 4-5 .800
Nuggets 105   Nick Van Exel 30 4 6 0 0 1 2 38 7-13 .538 3-5 .600 13-15 .867
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2001
8. Rockets 99   Steve Francis 22 10 8 1 0 4 4 44 9-19 .474 2-5 .400 2-4 .500
Nuggets 93   Nick Van Exel 25 4 7 1 0 4 3 44 10-22 .455 0-6 .000 5-5 1.000
Nov. 09, 2001
9. Rockets 81   Steve Francis 7 1 2 0 0 3 3 23 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Nuggets 108   Nick Van Exel 28 3 9 0 0 3 3 40 12-21 .571 2-6 .333 2-3 .667
Jan. 12, 2002
10. Rockets 98   Steve Francis 14 5 7 0 0 5 3 46 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 5-7 .714
Nuggets 86   Nick Van Exel 4 4 7 1 0 3 1 33 2-14 .143 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 11, 2002
11. Rockets 98   Steve Francis 20 4 7 1 1 4 3 46 8-21 .381 0-2 .000 4-8 .500
OT Mavericks 95   Nick Van Exel 10 4 3 1 0 1 1 34 4-16 .250 0-5 .000 2-2 1.000
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 2003
12. Rockets 86   Steve Francis 26 8 4 4 2 6 4 42 8-17 .471 1-2 .500 9-11 .818
Mavericks 107   Nick Van Exel 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 14 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 1-2 .500
Jan. 29, 2003
13. Rockets 81   Steve Francis 10 5 5 3 1 2 1 35 2-13 .154 0-4 .000 6-7 .857
Mavericks 104   Nick Van Exel 8 2 4 1 0 2 0 24 3-9 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 21, 2003
14. Rockets 85   Steve Francis 19 7 7 5 0 5 3 36 8-19 .421 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Mavericks 100   Nick Van Exel 13 4 7 2 0 3 0 29 5-13 .385 2-8 .250 1-1 1.000
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 05, 2004
15. Rockets 83   Steve Francis 2 4 12 0 0 7 2 42 1-11 .091 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 65   Nick Van Exel 10 0 7 1 0 1 2 33 4-10 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2004
16. Magic 83   Steve Francis 11 7 6 1 0 2 2 39 5-18 .278 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 89   Nick Van Exel 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 17 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 27, 2006
17. Knicks 93   Steve Francis 12 2 1 1 0 2 3 23 3-7 .429 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Spurs 121   Nick Van Exel 14 1 2 0 0 1 2 15 6-8 .750 2-4 .500 0-0 -
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