Rick Carlisle vs. Steve Nash Comparison

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

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Steve Nash 3

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

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Steve Nash 102

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Steve Nash 14

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)