Steve Nash vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 James Young 2

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 James Young 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 James Young 96

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 James Young 28

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 James Young 24

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 James Young 5

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 James Young 7

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 James Young 3

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 James Young 0

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 James Young 0

Total Games Steve Nash 120 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) James Young 0.0 (2017)