Steve Nash vs. Latrell Sprewell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Latrell Sprewell 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 / Stats Rankings / 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 Latrell Sprewell, who played 13. Steve Nash had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Latrell Sprewell had his rookie season in 1992-93. 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Steve Nash 18 12 1996-97 to 2013-14
Latrell Sprewell 13 5 1992-93 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 1996-971992-93
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+12+25.1+12.1+0.8+1.8+2.5+1.7+1.3+0.7-1.6-0.8+4.7+9.9+.041+0.5+1.8+.049+2.1+2.9+.078
Latrell Sprewell 77 35.6 15.4 1.0 2.5 3.5 3.8 1.6 0.7 2.6 2.2 5.8 12.6 .464 0.9 2.6 .369 2.7 3.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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 -
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 1997-981993-94
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+21.2+11.9+0.6+2.2+2.8+1.3+1.4+0.8-1.5+4.0+9.6+.026+0.6+2.2+.054+3.3+4.5+.086
Latrell Sprewell 82 43.1 21.0 1.0 3.9 4.9 4.7 2.2 0.9 2.8 1.9 7.5 17.3 .433 1.7 4.8 .361 4.3 5.6 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+1+27.9+17.2+0.2+0.7+0.5+5.2+0.2+1.0-2.2-3.2+6.7+15.5+.011+2.4+6.4+.148+1.4+2.0+.042
Latrell Sprewell 3 40.7 22.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 7.0 0.7 1.0 3.0 5.0 8.7 20.0 .433 2.7 7.7 .348 2.7 4.0 .667

Season 3
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 1998-991994-95
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+29+8.5+12.7+0.8+0.8+1.5+0.7+0.6-1.2-0.9+4.2+9.1+.055+0.1+1.4+.098+4.1+5.3+.045
Latrell Sprewell 69 40.2 20.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 4.0 1.6 0.7 3.3 1.6 7.1 17.0 .418 1.3 4.7 .276 5.1 6.5 .781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Nash nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 1999-001995-96
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+22+11.9+10.3+1.0+1.7+2.7+0.7+0.9+0.5-1.0-0.3+3.5+8.9+.049+0.1+0.9+.080+3.2+4.2+.093
Latrell Sprewell 78 39.3 18.9 1.6 3.3 4.9 4.2 1.6 0.6 2.8 1.9 6.6 15.4 .428 1.2 3.6 .323 4.5 5.7 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Nash nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2000-011996-97
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+7.8+8.6+1.4+1.4+1.0+0.7+0.5-1.1-0.4+2.6+6.8+.038+0.5+2.1+.052+2.9+3.6+.052
Latrell Sprewell 80 41.9 24.2 0.7 3.9 4.6 6.3 1.7 0.6 4.0 1.9 8.1 18.1 .449 1.8 5.2 .354 6.2 7.3 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2001-021997-98
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+68+4.5+3.5+0.1+0.6+0.5+2.8+0.8+0.4-0.3-0.1+1.5+6.5+.086+1.3+0.8+.267+1.8+3.1+.142
Latrell Sprewell 14 39.1 21.4 0.5 3.1 3.6 4.9 1.4 0.4 3.1 1.9 7.9 19.8 .397 0.6 3.4 .188 5.0 6.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2002-031998-99
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost NBA Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+45+0.2+1.3+0.3+1.0+1.3+4.8+0.2-0.2-0.2+0.5+0.4+.050+0.8+1.2+.140+0.4+1.1+.097
Latrell Sprewell 37 33.3 16.4 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.1 1.8 5.8 14.0 .415 0.6 2.1 .273 4.2 5.2 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+0.7+4.3+0.4+0.8+1.3+5.1+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.4+1.5+4.4+.028+1.7+2.5+.327+2.9+3.5+.023
Latrell Sprewell 20 37.1 20.4 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 2.9 2.0 7.3 17.3 .419 0.2 1.3 .160 5.7 6.7 .850

Season 8
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2003-041999-00
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+6.5+4.1+0.2+1.5+1.3+4.8+0.4+0.2-0.1-0.4+1.8+5.1+.035+0.8+1.8+.059+1.3+1.6+.050
Latrell Sprewell 82 40.0 18.6 0.6 3.7 4.3 4.0 1.3 0.3 2.8 2.2 6.9 15.9 .435 0.5 1.5 .346 4.2 4.8 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+4.6+5.1+0.4+0.4+0.8+5.4+0.3+0.3-0.1-1.0+1.5+2.6+.028+0.6+1.3+.042+2.7+3.7+.105
Latrell Sprewell 16 43.8 18.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.6 1.1 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.9 16.6 .414 0.6 1.9 .333 4.3 5.5 .784

Season 9
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2004-052000-01
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+4.9+2.2+0.2+1.3+1.2+8.0+0.4+0.3-0.5-0.3+1.1+4.4+.072+0.8+1.1+.127+0.8+1.4+.104
Latrell Sprewell 77 39.2 17.7 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.5 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.1 6.8 15.8 .430 0.5 1.8 .304 3.6 4.6 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+10+1.7+5.5+1.8+1.8+7.9+0.1-0.7-1.0+2.3+0.7+.113+0.8+0.8+.175+0.9+.159
Latrell Sprewell 5 42.4 18.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 3.4 1.0 0.2 4.0 3.4 7.0 17.2 .407 0.6 2.8 .214 3.8 5.0 .760

Season 10
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2005-062001-02
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
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
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+5.7+0.6+0.1+0.6+0.5+6.6+0.4-0.7-0.5+0.3+4.1+.108+0.1+0.7+.079+0.2+0.8+.100
Latrell Sprewell 81 41.1 19.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.8 2.0 7.1 17.5 .404 1.8 5.0 .360 3.5 4.3 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2006-072002-03
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+3.3+2.2+0.2+0.1+0.4+7.1+0.6+0.2-1.5-0.3+0.7+2.4+.129+0.3+0.4+.083+0.6+0.4+.105
Latrell Sprewell 74 38.6 16.4 0.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 1.4 0.3 2.3 1.8 6.1 15.2 .403 1.8 4.9 .372 2.3 2.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Latrell Sprewell DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2007-082003-04
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+1+3.5+0.1+0.4+0.3+7.6+0.4+0.2-1.7-0.2+0.3+3.5+.095+1.0+1.1+.139+0.2+0.6+.092
Latrell Sprewell 82 37.8 16.8 0.7 3.1 3.8 3.5 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.2 6.3 15.4 .409 1.2 3.6 .331 2.9 3.6 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+6.2+3.6+0.4+1.2+1.6+3.8+1.2+0.5-0.2-0.1+0.8+3.2+.036+0.9+1.3+.085+1.1+1.9+.138
Latrell Sprewell 18 42.8 19.8 0.6 3.8 4.4 4.0 1.6 0.7 2.6 1.9 7.2 17.2 .421 2.1 5.3 .385 3.3 4.3 .779

Season 13
Steve Nash Latrell Sprewell
Season 2008-092004-05
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+6+3.0+2.9+0.5+0.4+0.2+7.5+0.2-1.8-0.1+0.8+0.5+.089+0.6+0.7+.112+0.6+0.4+.103
Latrell Sprewell 80 30.6 12.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.6 1.6 5.0 12.0 .414 0.9 2.6 .327 2.0 2.4 .830
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Nash nor Latrell Sprewell played in the postseason in their season 13

Additional Years

* Steve Nash played 5 seasons more than Latrell Sprewell 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 Latrell Sprewell, Steve Nash got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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