Carlos Boozer vs. Steve Nash Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Nash and Carlos Boozer, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Carlos Boozer played 13 years in the NBA, 5 less than Steve Nash, who played 18. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Steve Nash had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2002-03	1996-97
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	81	25.3	10.0	2.5	5.0	7.5	1.3	0.7	0.6	1.3	2.8	4.1	7.6	.536	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.4	.771
difference:	+16	+14.8	+6.7	+2.3	+4.3	+6.5	+0.8	+0.4	+0.6	-0.3	-1.4	+3.0	+4.9	+.113	+0.4	+0.8		+1.2	+1.6	+.053
Steve Nash	65	10.5	3.3	0.2	0.7	1.0	2.1	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.4	1.1	2.7	.423	0.4	0.8	.418	0.6	0.8	.824
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Nash	4	3.8	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3	0.5	2.3	.222	0.3	1.0	.250	0.0	0.0	-

Season 5
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2006-07	2000-01
Team	Utah Jazz	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	74	34.6	20.9	3.2	8.5	11.7	3.0	0.9	0.3	2.6	2.9	8.7	15.6	.561	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.685
difference:	+4	+0.5	+5.3	+2.5	+6.0	+8.5	+4.3	+0.1	+0.2	-0.3	-0.6	+3.2	+4.3	+.074	+1.3	+3.1		+0.1	+1.3	+.210
Steve Nash	70	34.1	15.6	0.7	2.5	3.2	7.3	1.0	0.1	2.9	2.3	5.5	11.3	.487	1.3	3.1	.406	3.3	3.7	.895
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	17	38.5	23.5	3.2	9.0	12.2	2.9	1.0	0.3	3.0	3.1	9.5	17.8	.536	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.1	.738
difference:	+7	+1.5	+9.9	+2.6	+6.4	+9.0	+3.5	+0.4	+0.2	-0.5	-1.2	+5.0	+7.0	+.119	+1.6	+3.9		+1.5	+2.7	+.144
Steve Nash	10	37.0	13.6	0.6	2.6	3.2	6.4	0.6	0.1	2.5	1.9	4.5	10.8	.417	1.6	3.9	.410	3.0	3.4	.882

Season 6
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2007-08	2001-02
Team	Utah Jazz	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	81	34.9	21.1	2.4	8.0	10.4	2.9	1.2	0.5	2.6	3.6	8.8	16.0	.547	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.9	.738
difference:	+1	+0.3	+3.2	+1.8	+5.5	+7.3	+4.8	+0.6	+0.5	-0.2	-1.6	+2.4	+2.7	+.064	+1.9	+4.2		+0.4	+1.3	+.149
Steve Nash	82	34.6	17.9	0.6	2.5	3.1	7.7	0.6	0.0	2.8	2.0	6.4	13.3	.483	1.9	4.2	.455	3.2	3.6	.887
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	12	36.8	16.0	3.5	8.8	12.3	2.8	0.5	0.2	3.0	3.9	6.3	15.3	.415	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	4.7	.714
difference:	+4	+3.7	+3.5	+2.6	+5.7	+8.3	+6.0		+0.2	-0.8	-1.4	+0.1	+0.5	+.017	+2.5	+5.6		+1.0	+0.3	+.257
Steve Nash	8	40.5	19.5	0.9	3.1	4.0	8.8	0.5	0.0	3.8	2.5	6.4	14.8	.432	2.5	5.6	.444	4.3	4.4	.971

Season 7
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2008-09	2002-03
Team	Utah Jazz	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	37	32.4	16.2	3.0	7.4	10.4	2.1	1.1	0.2	2.1	3.6	6.8	13.8	.490	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.8	.698
difference:	+45	+0.7	+1.5	+2.2	+5.3	+7.5	+5.2	+0.1	+0.1	-0.2	-2.0	+0.5	+0.2	+.025	+1.4	+3.3		+1.2	+0.3	+.211
Steve Nash	82	33.1	17.7	0.8	2.1	2.9	7.3	1.0	0.1	2.3	1.6	6.3	13.6	.465	1.4	3.3	.413	3.8	4.1	.909
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	5	37.2	20.6	2.4	10.8	13.2	2.2	1.6	0.4	3.0	3.6	7.6	14.4	.528	0.0	0.0	-	5.4	7.0	.771
difference:	+15	+0.8	+4.5	+1.6	+8.0	+9.7	+5.1	+0.7	+0.3	-0.4	-1.2	+1.8	+1.5	+.081	+1.9	+3.8		+2.6	+3.8	+.102
Steve Nash	20	36.4	16.1	0.8	2.8	3.5	7.3	0.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	5.8	12.9	.447	1.9	3.8	.487	2.8	3.2	.873

Season 9
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2010-11	2004-05
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	59	31.9	17.5	2.2	7.4	9.6	2.5	0.8	0.3	2.5	3.2	7.3	14.3	.510	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.1	.701
difference:	+16	+2.4	+2.0	+1.4	+4.8	+6.3	+9.0	+0.2	+0.2	-0.8	-1.4	+1.6	+2.9	+.008	+1.3	+2.9		+0.1	+0.9	+.186
Steve Nash	75	34.3	15.5	0.8	2.6	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	3.3	1.8	5.7	11.4	.502	1.3	2.9	.431	2.8	3.2	.887
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	16	31.7	12.6	2.5	7.2	9.7	1.8	0.6	0.4	1.8	3.1	4.8	11.1	.433	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	3.8	.800
difference:	+1	+9.0	+11.3	+1.9	+3.0	+4.9	+9.5	+0.3	+0.2	-2.9	-0.7	+4.5	+6.8	+.087	+1.4	+3.5	+.389	+0.8	+0.3	+.119
Steve Nash	15	40.7	23.9	0.6	4.2	4.8	11.3	0.9	0.2	4.7	2.4	9.3	17.9	.520	1.4	3.6	.389	3.8	4.1	.919

Season 10
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2011-12	2005-06
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	66	29.5	15.0	1.7	6.8	8.5	1.9	1.0	0.4	1.7	2.5	6.8	12.8	.532	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.1	.693
difference:	+13	+5.9	+3.8	+1.1	+3.2	+4.3	+8.6	+0.2	+0.2	-1.8	-1.0		+0.6	+.020	+1.9	+4.3		+1.9	+1.4	+.228
Steve Nash	79	35.4	18.8	0.6	3.6	4.2	10.5	0.8	0.2	3.5	1.5	6.8	13.4	.512	1.9	4.3	.439	3.3	3.5	.921
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	6	33.3	13.5	1.7	8.2	9.8	3.0	0.8	0.3	3.8	3.3	6.3	15.0	.422	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.714
difference:	+14	+6.6	+6.9	+1.2	+5.0	+6.1	+7.2	+0.4		-0.4	-1.4	+1.0	+0.4	+.080	+1.6	+4.4		+3.4	+3.4	+.198
Steve Nash	20	39.9	20.4	0.5	3.2	3.7	10.2	0.4	0.3	3.4	1.9	7.3	14.6	.502	1.6	4.4	.368	4.2	4.6	.912

Season 11
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2012-13	2006-07
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	79	32.2	16.2	2.2	7.5	9.8	2.3	0.8	0.4	2.2	3.0	6.9	14.4	.477	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.731
difference:	+3	+3.1	+2.4	+1.8	+4.4	+6.3	+9.3		+0.3	-1.6	-1.5	+0.1	+1.6	+.055	+2.1	+4.5		+0.5		+.168
Steve Nash	76	35.3	18.6	0.4	3.1	3.5	11.6	0.8	0.1	3.8	1.5	6.8	12.8	.532	2.1	4.5	.455	2.9	3.3	.899
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	12	35.9	16.4	2.9	6.7	9.6	1.5	0.8	0.1	2.4	3.0	6.9	14.0	.494	0.0	0.1	.000	2.6	3.8	.689
difference:	+1	+1.6	+2.5	+2.5	+3.9	+6.4	+11.8	+0.4		-2.0	-1.1	+0.2	+0.5	+.031	+1.7	+3.4	+.487	+1.1	+0.4	+.202
Steve Nash	11	37.5	18.9	0.4	2.8	3.2	13.3	0.4	0.1	4.4	1.9	6.7	14.5	.463	1.7	3.5	.487	3.7	4.2	.891

Season 12
	Carlos Boozer	Steve Nash
Season	2013-14	2007-08
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	76	28.2	13.7	1.8	6.5	8.3	1.6	0.7	0.3	2.0	2.8	5.9	12.9	.456	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.5	.767
difference:	+5	+6.1	+3.2	+1.5	+3.4	+4.8	+9.5		+0.2	-1.6	-1.4	+0.1	+1.0	+.048	+2.2	+4.7		+0.8	+0.5	+.139
Steve Nash	81	34.3	16.9	0.3	3.1	3.5	11.1	0.7	0.1	3.6	1.4	6.0	11.9	.504	2.2	4.7	.470	2.7	3.0	.906
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carlos Boozer	5	24.2	9.6	1.6	6.2	7.8	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	2.6	4.0	9.4	.426	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	1.8	.889
difference:		+12.4	+6.6	+1.4	+3.6	+5.0	+6.8	+0.2	+0.2	-1.0	-0.6	+2.4	+4.6	+.031	+1.2	+4.0		+0.6	+0.6	+.028
Steve Nash	5	36.6	16.2	0.2	2.6	2.8	7.8	0.4	0.2	2.4	2.0	6.4	14.0	.457	1.2	4.0	.300	2.2	2.4	.917

Additional Years
* Steve Nash played 5 seasons more than Carlos Boozer in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2010 to 2014—Steve Nash played in two Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Carlos Boozer, Steve Nash got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 2 Assists Leader 2 All-Star Game