Steve Nash vs. Damon Stoudamire Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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.

Steve Nash played 18 years in the NBA, 5 more than Damon Stoudamire, who played 13. Steve Nash had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Damon Stoudamire had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Steve Nash 18 12 1996-97 to 2013-14
Damon Stoudamire 13 7 1995-96 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 1996-971995-96
Team Phoenix SunsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 70 40.9 19.0 0.8 3.2 4.0 9.3 1.4 0.3 3.8 2.4 6.9 16.1 .426 1.9 4.8 .395 3.4 4.2 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 1997-981996-97
Team Phoenix SunsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 76 21.9 9.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .459 1.1 2.6 .415 1.0 1.1 .860
Damon Stoudamire 81 40.9 20.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 8.8 1.5 0.2 3.6 2.0 7.0 17.4 .401 2.2 6.1 .355 4.1 5.0 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 4 12.8 5.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.5 .444 0.3 1.3 .200 1.3 2.0 .625
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 1998-991997-98
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 40 31.7 7.9 0.8 2.1 2.9 5.5 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.5 2.9 7.9 .363 1.2 3.3 .374 1.0 1.2 .826
Damon Stoudamire 71 40.0 17.3 1.2 3.0 4.2 8.2 1.6 0.1 3.1 2.1 6.3 15.4 .411 1.3 4.3 .299 3.4 4.0 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Damon Stoudamire 4 41.8 17.8 1.5 2.8 4.3 9.5 1.3 0.3 4.0 3.3 6.3 15.8 .397 2.0 5.5 .364 3.3 3.3 1.000

Season 4

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 1999-001998-99
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 56 27.4 8.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 0.7 0.1 1.8 2.2 3.1 6.5 .477 1.1 2.7 .403 1.3 1.5 .882
Damon Stoudamire 50 33.5 12.6 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.2 1.0 0.1 2.2 1.6 5.0 12.6 .396 0.9 2.8 .310 1.8 2.4 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Damon Stoudamire 13 31.0 10.2 0.5 2.6 3.2 5.6 0.6 0.1 2.9 2.4 3.8 9.9 .380 0.8 1.7 .455 1.8 2.6 .706

Season 5

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2000-011999-00
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 78 30.4 12.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.2 1.0 0.0 1.9 2.2 4.9 11.5 .432 1.0 2.7 .377 1.6 1.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 16 27.9 8.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.7 3.5 8.4 .415 0.6 1.9 .333 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 6

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2001-022000-01
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 82 32.4 13.0 0.8 2.9 3.7 5.7 1.3 0.1 2.3 2.5 5.0 11.4 .434 1.0 2.7 .374 2.1 2.5 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 3 38.0 17.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 4.3 0.7 0.3 3.0 2.0 6.3 15.3 .413 0.7 4.3 .154 4.3 4.3 1.000

Season 7

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2002-032001-02
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 75 37.3 13.5 1.0 2.9 3.9 6.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.0 4.9 12.2 .402 1.4 3.9 .353 2.3 2.6 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 3 33.3 5.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.7 1.7 7.3 .227 1.0 1.3 .750 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 8

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2003-042002-03
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 78 33.5 14.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.8 0.9 0.1 2.7 1.8 5.1 10.8 .470 1.3 3.3 .405 2.9 3.2 .916
Damon Stoudamire 59 22.3 6.9 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.5 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.1 2.6 7.0 .376 0.7 1.9 .386 0.9 1.1 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 5 39.2 13.6 1.2 4.0 5.2 9.0 0.8 0.0 2.4 2.8 5.4 14.0 .386 1.2 3.2 .375 1.6 1.8 .889
Damon Stoudamire 7 33.3 15.3 1.0 4.1 5.1 5.6 0.9 0.3 1.7 3.1 5.1 11.3 .456 2.1 4.4 .484 2.9 3.0 .952

Season 9

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2004-052003-04
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 82 38.0 13.4 0.6 3.1 3.8 6.1 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.1 5.0 12.4 .401 1.9 5.2 .365 1.5 1.8 .876
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2005-062004-05
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 81 34.1 15.8 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.7 1.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 5.6 14.4 .392 2.2 6.0 .369 2.2 2.5 .915
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2006-072005-06
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 27 31.9 11.7 0.9 2.7 3.5 4.7 0.7 0.0 2.0 1.8 4.2 10.6 .397 1.3 3.9 .346 2.0 2.3 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2007-082006-07
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire 62 24.2 7.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.8 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.5 2.8 7.0 .391 1.0 2.8 .337 1.1 1.3 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2008-092007-08
Team Phoenix SunsMemphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 74 33.6 15.7 0.3 2.8 3.0 9.7 0.7 0.1 3.4 1.5 5.8 11.5 .503 1.5 3.3 .439 2.6 2.8 .933
Damon Stoudamire 60 17.3 5.3 0.3 1.6 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.0 5.6 .356 0.8 2.5 .336 0.5 0.6 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Damon Stoudamire 7 5.0 1.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 2.1 .333 0.1 0.6 .250 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 14

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2009-10-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 81 32.8 16.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 11.0 0.5 0.1 3.6 1.3 6.2 12.2 .507 1.5 3.6 .426 2.6 2.8 .938
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 16 33.7 17.8 0.4 2.9 3.3 10.1 0.3 0.1 3.8 1.3 6.2 11.9 .518 1.2 3.1 .380 4.2 4.7 .893
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2010-11-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 75 33.3 14.7 0.5 2.9 3.5 11.4 0.6 0.1 3.5 1.2 5.3 10.8 .492 1.1 2.7 .395 3.0 3.3 .912
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2011-12-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 62 31.6 12.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 10.7 0.6 0.1 3.7 0.9 4.8 9.0 .532 0.9 2.3 .390 2.0 2.3 .894
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2012-13-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 50 32.5 12.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.7 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.4 4.7 9.5 .497 1.1 2.6 .438 2.1 2.3 .922
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 2 30.5 12.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 5.0 11.5 .435 0.0 1.5 .000 2.5 2.5 1.000
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Steve Nash Damon Stoudamire
Season 2013-14-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 15 20.9 6.8 0.3 1.7 1.9 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.1 1.2 2.4 6.3 .383 0.5 1.6 .333 1.5 1.6 .917
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Damon Stoudamire ------- --- ----------