Steve Francis vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou and Steve Francis 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Francis 0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Steve Francis 9 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Steve Francis 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Steve Francis 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Steve Francis 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 18.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 5.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 6.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 10,446 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 3,215 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Steve Francis 3,473 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Steve Francis 846 Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Steve Francis 223 Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Steve Francis 576 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .341 Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .797 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 21.6 (2002) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2002) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2005) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.8 (2001) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.5 (2003) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 96 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 42 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Steve Francis 38 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Steve Francis 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Steve Francis 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Steve Francis 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .412 Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .725 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 (2004) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)