Dan Issel vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dan Issel 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Dan Issel 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Steve Nash 102

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Steve Nash 14

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.