Stan Love vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Stan Love 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

Stan Love

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stan Love: 1971-72 to 1974-75
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stan Love 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Stan Love 4 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Stan Love 3 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Stan Love 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stan Love 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Stan Love 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stan Love 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Stan Love 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 6.8 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.0 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.8 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 1,550 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Stan Love 905 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Stan Love 172 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Stan Love 44 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Stan Love 33 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Stan Love 227 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .440 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .751 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 7.9 (1972) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 4.6 (1972) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.9 (1974) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.4 (1975) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stan Love 1.1 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.4 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.3 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Stan Love 8 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Stan Love 10 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Stan Love 2 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Stan Love 1 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Stan Love 0 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Stan Love 7 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stan Love .300 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Stan Love - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Stan Love .667 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stan Love 3.0 (1974) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Stan Love 1.5 (1974) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Stan Love 0.5 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Stan Love 0.0 (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.