Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Joe Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Nash and Joe Smith 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 33 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has a 23-10 winning record over Joe Smith, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Steve Nash
vs.
Joe Smith
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Joe Smith:
1995-96 to 2010-11
33 Games played
30 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
23
20
3
Joe Smith
10
10
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 15.4 3.5 8.2 0.70.1
Joe Smith 10.3 6.6 0.80.50.6
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 25 8 17 41
Joe Smith 28 15 5 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 21

games		 6

games		 31

games		 13

games		3

games
Joe Smith 11

games 		22

games		 1

game		 7

games		15

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 5

games		 1

game		 13

games		15

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1996
1. Suns 118   Steve Nash 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Warriors 87   Joe Smith 15 5 0 0 0 0 4 30 5-14 .357 1-1 1.000 4-5 .800
Mar. 17, 1997
2. Suns 116   Steve Nash 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Warriors 95   Joe Smith 19 7 0 2 1 3 2 39 9-17 .529 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 28, 1997
3. Suns 122   Steve Nash 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Warriors 115   Joe Smith 19 11 5 2 0 2 4 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 5-8 .625
1997-98 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1997
4. Suns 91   Steve Nash 11 1 8 1 0 2 1 32 4-11 .364 0-3 .000 3-4 .750
Warriors 76   Joe Smith 13 6 1 0 1 4 5 22 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 20, 1998
5. Suns 87   Steve Nash 7 4 7 1 1 2 2 31 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Warriors 69   Joe Smith 13 9 0 0 0 3 4 33 5-19 .263 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 24, 1998
6. Suns 84   Steve Nash 8 2 4 2 0 0 2 17 4-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 -
76ers 85   Joe Smith 8 3 1 1 1 1 4 24 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 15, 1999
7. Mavericks 101   Steve Nash 11 4 6 1 0 1 1 38 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Timberwolves 95   Joe Smith 21 9 3 0 2 2 3 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1999-00 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 09, 2000
8. Mavericks 79   Steve Nash 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Timberwolves 100   Joe Smith 14 5 0 2 2 1 5 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 19, 2000
9. Mavericks 113   Steve Nash 22 8 10 2 0 2 2 48 8-10 .800 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 107   Joe Smith 10 8 1 0 1 0 4 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 2000
10. Mavericks 99   Steve Nash 16 2 9 1 0 4 0 41 5-10 .500 2-5 .400 4-5 .800
Pistons 90   Joe Smith 20 13 0 2 0 1 3 33 7-20 .350 0-0 - 6-9 .667
Jan. 03, 2001
11. Mavericks 104   Steve Nash 22 6 9 1 0 2 2 45 7-20 .350 2-11 .182 6-7 .857
Pistons 107   Joe Smith 28 15 1 1 1 0 3 45 12-23 .522 0-0 - 4-6 .667
2001-02 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 2001
12. Mavericks 125   Steve Nash 25 5 7 0 0 4 2 38 9-17 .529 3-7 .429 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 117   Joe Smith 15 13 1 2 1 1 2 34 6-10 .600 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Dec. 18, 2001
13. Mavericks 107   Steve Nash 23 4 5 1 0 2 2 42 7-13 .538 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Timberwolves 103   Joe Smith 18 7 2 1 1 2 6 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 19, 2002
14. Mavericks 100   Steve Nash 24 6 3 0 0 4 1 34 9-20 .450 3-8 .375 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 117   Joe Smith 10 12 1 3 1 1 5 32 4-12 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 2002
15. Mavericks 111   Steve Nash 7 3 8 0 0 2 3 30 3-10 .300 1-4 .250 0-0 -
Timberwolves 113   Joe Smith 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
2002 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 21, 2002
16. Mavericks 101   Steve Nash 21 5 6 0 0 1 2 42 7-19 .368 2-5 .400 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 94   Joe Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 24, 2002
17. Mavericks 122   Steve Nash 17 4 10 0 0 3 3 39 6-14 .429 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Timberwolves 110   Joe Smith 6 5 0 0 1 1 5 18 2-3 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 28, 2002
18. Mavericks 115   Steve Nash 25 4 11 0 0 4 3 41 6-16 .375 3-7 .429 10-10 1.000
Timberwolves 102   Joe Smith 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 18 1-2 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
2002-03 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 30, 2003
19. Mavericks 112   Steve Nash 25 5 8 1 0 1 0 37 11-18 .611 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Timberwolves 109   Joe Smith 18 11 2 0 1 1 4 38 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 30, 2003
20. Mavericks 119   Steve Nash 14 5 15 1 0 2 1 31 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000
Timberwolves 95   Joe Smith 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
2003-04 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 2003
21. Mavericks 101   Steve Nash 14 4 12 1 0 0 3 34 6-13 .462 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 92   Joe Smith 8 10 1 0 1 1 3 27 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 02, 2004
22. Mavericks 101   Steve Nash 17 4 10 1 0 3 3 36 5-13 .385 4-5 .800 3-4 .750
Bucks 109   Joe Smith 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 24 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2004
23. Suns 111   Steve Nash 22 1 12 1 0 1 4 31 11-16 .688 0-2 .000 0-1 .000
Bucks 104   Joe Smith 18 7 0 0 3 0 2 24 7-9 .778 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jan. 26, 2005
24. Suns 121   Steve Nash 21 6 17 3 0 3 1 39 7-14 .500 2-2 1.000 5-6 .833
Bucks 115   Joe Smith 8 6 0 1 0 1 4 36 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 01, 2006
25. Suns 123   Steve Nash 23 4 13 0 0 3 2 35 9-14 .643 0-4 .000 5-5 1.000
Bucks 110   Joe Smith 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 19 3-8 .375 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Mar. 28, 2006
26. Suns 110   Steve Nash 23 2 7 0 0 5 0 32 9-10 .900 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000
Bucks 132   Joe Smith 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 28, 2007
27. Suns 94   Steve Nash 23 5 9 0 1 3 0 40 9-14 .643 3-4 .750 2-2 1.000
76ers 99   Joe Smith 6 5 1 0 0 3 4 23 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2007
28. Suns 112   Steve Nash 10 2 15 4 0 5 3 35 3-11 .273 1-4 .250 3-3 1.000
Bulls 102   Joe Smith 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 11 2-7 .286 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 27, 2008
29. Suns 88   Steve Nash 14 2 7 0 0 6 1 36 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Bulls 77   Joe Smith 4 6 1 0 0 2 2 23 2-12 .167 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 25, 2008
30. Suns 99   Steve Nash 20 8 15 0 0 7 0 43 8-14 .571 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Thunder 98   Joe Smith 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 17 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 2009
31. Suns 111   Steve Nash 20 2 6 0 1 2 0 37 9-15 .600 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000
Cavaliers 119   Joe Smith 5 6 0 0 0 0 4 16 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2009-10 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 2010
32. Suns 101   Steve Nash 12 2 11 0 0 2 2 32 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000
Hawks 102   Joe Smith 0 6 0 0 1 1 3 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 19, 2010
33. Suns 88   Steve Nash 6 3 6 1 0 6 2 27 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Hawks 80   Joe Smith 7 4 0 0 0 2 1 06 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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