Rick Adelman vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Adelman 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Rick Adelman 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.