LeBron James vs. Bob Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Nash and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Bob Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Bob Nash 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Bob Nash 4

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Bob Nash 1

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Bob Nash 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Bob Nash 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Bob Nash 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Bob Nash 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Bob Nash 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Bob Nash 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Bob Nash 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Bob Nash 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Bob Nash 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Bob Nash 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * Bob Nash 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 Bob Nash 4.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Bob Nash 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Bob Nash 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Bob Nash 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Bob Nash 1,036

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Bob Nash 483

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Bob Nash 147

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Bob Nash 59 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Bob Nash 43 *

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Bob Nash 219

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Bob Nash .435

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Bob Nash .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Bob Nash 6.4 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Bob Nash 2.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Bob Nash 0.9 (1979)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Bob Nash 4.8

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Bob Nash 2.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Bob Nash 0.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Bob Nash 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Bob Nash 0.8 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Bob Nash 24

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Bob Nash 11

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Bob Nash 0

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Bob Nash 0 *

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Bob Nash 4 *

Total Games LeBron James 287 Bob Nash 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Bob Nash .296

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Bob Nash - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Bob Nash .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Bob Nash 4.8 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Bob Nash 2.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) *

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.