Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Steve Nash and Michael Ruffin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Steve Nash and Michael Ruffin 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 9 times in NBA games. Steve Nash has a 6-3 winning record over Michael Ruffin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Steve Nash:
1996-97 to 2013-14
Michael Ruffin:
1999-00 to 2008-09
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Steve Nash
6
6
0
Michael Ruffin
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 17.6 2.6 8.2 1.00.1
Michael Ruffin 1.4 3.9 0.90.80.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 35 5 16 31
Michael Ruffin 5 11 3 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Steve Nash 9

games
4

games
9

games
4

games
1

game
Michael Ruffin 0

games
4

games
0

games
2

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
3

games
7

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 2000
1. Mavericks 105   Steve Nash 22 1 5 0 0 1 1 24 10-12 .833 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 86   Michael Ruffin 2 5 1 1 0 2 4 25 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Jan. 08, 2001
2. Mavericks 104   Steve Nash 14 1 8 3 0 3 1 38 5-11 .455 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
Bulls 91   Michael Ruffin 4 5 3 2 0 1 3 25 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 2004
3. Mavericks 88   Steve Nash 7 1 5 1 0 4 2 32 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Jazz 91   Michael Ruffin 5 11 3 0 0 3 1 32 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 08, 2004
4. Mavericks 117   Steve Nash 6 3 8 0 1 0 0 29 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jazz 94   Michael Ruffin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 2004
5. Suns 110   Steve Nash 13 5 11 3 0 3 2 36 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Wizards 96   Michael Ruffin 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 11 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 2005
6. Suns 111   Steve Nash 27 4 9 0 0 2 1 36 8-17 .471 4-8 .500 7-9 .778
Wizards 112   Michael Ruffin 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 17 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 28, 2005
7. Suns 104   Steve Nash 19 4 16 1 0 3 2 41 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Wizards 99   Michael Ruffin 0 7 0 0 0 1 3 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2007-08 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 12, 2008
8. Suns 122   Steve Nash 35 2 7 1 0 3 0 34 13-17 .765 5-7 .714 4-4 1.000
Bucks 114   Michael Ruffin 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 15 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 26, 2009
9. Suns 109   Steve Nash 15 2 5 0 0 3 0 27 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
Trail Blazers 129   Michael Ruffin 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -