Steve Nash vs. Paul Shirley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Shirley 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.

Paul Shirley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Paul Shirley 3

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Paul Shirley 0

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Paul Shirley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Paul Shirley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Paul Shirley 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Paul Shirley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Paul Shirley 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Paul Shirley 1.1

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Paul Shirley 0.4

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Paul Shirley 0.1

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Paul Shirley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Paul Shirley 33

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Paul Shirley 19

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Paul Shirley 7

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Paul Shirley 1

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Paul Shirley 1

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Paul Shirley 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Paul Shirley .395

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Paul Shirley .000

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Paul Shirley .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Paul Shirley -

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Paul Shirley -

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Paul Shirley -

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Paul Shirley -

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Paul Shirley -

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Paul Shirley -

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Paul Shirley 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Paul Shirley -

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Paul Shirley -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Paul Shirley -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Paul Shirley -

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Paul Shirley -

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Paul Shirley -

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Paul Shirley -

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Paul Shirley -