Fred Carter vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Fred Carter 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

Fred Carter

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Carter: 1969-70 to 1976-77
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Carter 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Fred Carter 8 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Fred Carter 3 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Fred Carter 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Fred Carter 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Fred Carter 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Carter 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Fred Carter 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.2 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 3.9 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 3.5 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.2 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 9,271 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 2,381 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Fred Carter 2,122 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Fred Carter 371 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Fred Carter 65 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Fred Carter 611 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .425 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .693 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 21.9 (1975) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 6.0 (1973) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.7 (1974) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.7 (1976) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Carter 15.9 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.4 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 2.7 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Carter 446 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Fred Carter 123 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Fred Carter 75 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Fred Carter 4 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Fred Carter 1 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Fred Carter 28 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Carter .410 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Fred Carter - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Fred Carter .687 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Carter 28.0 (1976) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Carter 4.6 (1971) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Fred Carter 5.0 (1976) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Fred Carter 1.3 (1976) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Fred Carter 0.3 (1976) * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.