Steve Nash vs. Tom Riker Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Riker 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.

Tom Riker

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Tom Riker 1

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Tom Riker 3

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Tom Riker 1

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Tom Riker 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Tom Riker 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Tom Riker 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Tom Riker 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Tom Riker 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Tom Riker 1.7

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Tom Riker 0.3

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Tom Riker 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Tom Riker 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Tom Riker 225

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Tom Riker 138

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Tom Riker 24

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Tom Riker 15 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Tom Riker 5 *

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Tom Riker 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Tom Riker .380

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Tom Riker .593

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Tom Riker 3.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Tom Riker 2.1 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Tom Riker 0.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Tom Riker 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Tom Riker 2.0

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Tom Riker 1.0

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Tom Riker 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Tom Riker 2

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Tom Riker 2

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Tom Riker 1

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Tom Riker 0 *

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Tom Riker 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Tom Riker .500

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Tom Riker - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Tom Riker -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Tom Riker 2.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Tom Riker 1.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) *

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.