Steve Nash vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Arnie Risen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Arnie Risen 1

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Arnie Risen 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Arnie Risen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.