Bill Cartwright vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Bill Cartwright that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Steve Nash 102

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Steve Nash 14

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)