Vlade Divac vs. Steve Nash Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Nash and Vlade Divac, 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.

Vlade Divac played 16 years in the NBA, 2 less than Steve Nash, who played 18. Vlade Divac had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	1989-90	1996-97
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Vlade Divac	82	19.6	8.5	2.0	4.2	6.2	0.9	1.0	1.4	1.3	2.9	3.3	6.7	.499	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.6	.708
difference:	+17	+9.1	+5.2	+1.8	+3.5	+5.2	+1.2	+0.7	+1.4	-0.3	-1.5	+2.2	+4.0	+.076	+0.4	+0.7	+.418	+1.3	+1.8	+.116
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		%
Vlade Divac	9	19.4	9.1	1.8	3.6	5.3	1.1	0.9	1.7	1.4	3.0	3.6	4.9	.727	0.1	0.2	.500	1.9	2.1	.895
difference:	+5	+15.6	+7.8	+1.5	+3.6	+5.0	+0.8	+0.6	+1.4	-0.9	-1.7	+3.1	+2.6	+.505	+0.2	+0.8	+.250	+1.9	+2.1
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 6
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	1994-95	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Vlade Divac	80	35.1	16.0	3.3	7.1	10.4	4.1	1.4	2.2	2.6	3.8	6.1	12.0	.507	0.1	0.7	.189	3.7	4.8	.777
difference:	+2	+0.5	+1.9	+2.7	+4.6	+7.3	+3.6	+0.8	+2.2	-0.2	-1.8	+0.3	+1.3	+.024	+1.8	+3.5	+.266	+0.5	+1.2	+.110
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		%
Vlade Divac	10	38.8	15.6	3.4	5.1	8.5	3.1	0.8	1.3	2.8	4.4	5.7	12.2	.467	0.2	0.9	.222	4.0	6.2	.645
difference:	+2	+1.7	+3.9	+2.5	+2.0	+4.5	+5.7	+0.3	+1.3	-1.0	-1.9	+0.7	+2.6	+.035	+2.3	+4.7	+.222	+0.3	+1.8	+.326
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
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	1995-96	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers 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		%
Vlade Divac	79	31.3	12.9	2.5	6.1	8.6	3.3	1.0	1.7	2.5	3.5	5.2	10.2	.513	0.0	0.2	.167	2.4	3.7	.641
difference:	+3	+1.8	+4.8	+1.7	+4.0	+5.7	+4.0		+1.6	-0.2	-1.9	+1.1	+3.4	+.048	+1.4	+3.1	+.246	+1.4	+0.4	+.268
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		%
Vlade Divac	4	28.8	9.0	2.8	4.8	7.5	2.0	0.0	1.3	2.0	2.5	3.8	8.8	.429	0.3	1.3	.200	1.3	2.0	.625
difference:	+16	+7.6	+7.1	+2.0	+2.0	+4.0	+5.3	+0.9	+1.2	-0.6	-0.1	+2.0	+4.1	+.018	+1.6	+2.5	+.287	+1.5	+1.2	+.248
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
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	1997-98	2004-05
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Vlade Divac	64	28.2	10.4	2.9	5.2	8.1	2.7	1.3	1.5	1.8	2.8	4.2	8.4	.498	0.0	0.2	.214	2.0	2.9	.691
difference:	+11	+6.1	+5.1	+2.1	+2.6	+4.8	+8.8	+0.3	+1.4	-1.5	-1.0	+1.5	+3.0	+.004	+1.3	+2.7	+.217	+0.8	+0.3	+.196
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		%
Vlade Divac	9	38.1	11.6	2.8	8.1	10.9	3.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	3.8	4.7	9.7	.483	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.7	.606
difference:	+6	+2.6	+12.3	+2.2	+3.9	+6.1	+7.9	+0.1	+1.4	-2.3	-1.4	+4.6	+8.2	+.037	+1.4	+3.5	+.389	+1.6	+0.4	+.313
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
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	1998-99	2005-06
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West 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		%
Vlade Divac	50	35.2	14.3	2.8	7.2	10.0	4.3	0.9	1.0	2.6	3.3	5.2	11.1	.470	0.2	0.9	.256	3.6	5.1	.702
difference:	+29	+0.2	+4.5	+2.2	+3.6	+5.8	+6.2	+0.1	+0.8	-0.9	-1.8	+1.6	+2.3	+.042	+1.7	+3.4	+.183	+0.3	+1.6	+.219
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		%
Vlade Divac	5	39.4	16.2	1.8	8.2	10.0	4.6	1.6	0.8	3.8	3.4	5.0	11.2	.446	0.2	1.0	.200	6.0	7.2	.833
difference:	+15	+0.5	+4.2	+1.3	+5.0	+6.3	+5.6	+1.2	+0.5	-0.4	-1.5	+2.3	+3.4	+.056	+1.4	+3.4	+.168	+1.8	+2.6	+.079
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
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	1999-00	2006-07
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Vlade Divac	82	29.0	12.3	2.1	5.9	8.0	3.0	1.3	1.3	2.3	3.1	4.7	9.3	.503	0.1	0.3	.269	2.8	4.1	.691
difference:	+6	+6.3	+6.3	+1.7	+2.8	+4.5	+8.6	+0.5	+1.2	-1.5	-1.6	+2.1	+3.5	+.029	+2.0	+4.2	+.186	+0.1	+0.8	+.208
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		%
Vlade Divac	5	32.2	11.2	1.8	5.4	7.2	2.8	1.4	0.8	1.8	4.4	4.0	11.2	.357	0.0	0.4	.000	3.2	4.6	.696
difference:	+6	+5.3	+7.7	+1.4	+2.6	+4.0	+10.5	+1.0	+0.7	-2.6	-2.5	+2.7	+3.3	+.106	+1.7	+3.1	+.487	+0.5	+0.4	+.195
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
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	2000-01	2007-08
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Vlade Divac	81	29.9	12.0	2.6	5.8	8.3	2.9	1.1	1.1	2.4	3.0	4.5	9.3	.482	0.0	0.2	.286	3.0	4.3	.691
difference:		+4.4	+4.9	+2.3	+2.7	+4.8	+8.2	+0.4	+1.0	-1.2	-1.6	+1.5	+2.6	+.022	+2.2	+4.5	+.184	+0.3	+1.3	+.215
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		%
Vlade Divac	8	28.1	10.8	2.5	5.9	8.4	2.4	1.0	1.5	2.3	3.1	3.5	10.0	.350	0.1	0.4	.333	3.6	4.8	.763
difference:	+3	+8.5	+5.4	+2.3	+3.3	+5.6	+5.4	+0.6	+1.3	-0.1	-1.1	+2.9	+4.0	+.107	+1.1	+3.6	+.033	+1.4	+2.4	+.154
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

Season 14
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	2002-03	2009-10
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vlade Divac	80	29.8	9.9	2.0	5.2	7.2	3.4	1.0	1.3	1.9	3.0	3.8	8.2	.466	0.1	0.3	.240	2.2	3.1	.713
difference:	+1	+3.0	+6.6	+1.6	+2.3	+3.9	+7.6	+0.5	+1.2	-1.7	-1.7	+2.4	+4.0	+.041	+1.4	+3.3	+.186	+0.4	+0.3	+.225
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vlade Divac	12	26.3	11.4	2.5	3.3	5.8	2.3	0.7	0.9	1.3	3.2	4.3	7.6	.560	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.3	.673
difference:	+4	+7.4	+6.4	+2.1	+0.4	+2.5	+7.8	+0.4	+0.8	-2.5	-1.9	+1.9	+4.3	+.042	+1.2	+3.1		+1.3	+0.4	+.220
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

Season 15
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	2003-04	2010-11
Team	Sacramento Kings	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vlade Divac	81	28.6	9.9	1.7	4.0	5.7	5.3	0.7	1.0	2.1	2.7	3.9	8.2	.470	0.0	0.2	.154	2.1	3.2	.654
difference:	+6	+4.7	+4.8	+1.2	+1.1	+2.2	+6.1	+0.1	+0.9	-1.4	-1.5	+1.4	+2.6	+.022	+1.1	+2.5	+.241	+0.9	+0.1	+.258
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vlade Divac	12	19.7	6.6	1.8	3.1	4.9	1.8	0.3	0.4	1.2	2.6	2.6	5.9	.437	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.9	.739
Steve Nash	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 16
	Vlade Divac	Steve Nash
Season	2004-05	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vlade Divac	15	8.7	2.3	1.2	0.9	2.1	1.3	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.7	0.9	2.1	.419	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667
difference:	+47	+22.9	+10.2	+0.8	+1.7	+0.9	+9.4	+0.3		-2.8	-0.8	+3.9	+6.9	+.113	+0.9	+2.3		+1.5	+1.5	+.227
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vlade Divac nor Steve Nash played in the postseason in their season 16