Russ Lee vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Russ Lee 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Russ Lee 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Russ Lee 97 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Russ Lee 11 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * 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.