Whitey Kachan vs. Steve Nash Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Nash and Whitey Kachan, 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.
Whitey Kachan played 1 years in the NBA, 17 less than Steve Nash, who played 18. Whitey Kachan had his first NBA Season in 1948-49, 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 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 |
Whitey Kachan |
1 |
1 |
1948-49 |
Steve Nash |
18 |
12 |
1996-97 to 2013-14 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
52 |
- |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
.268 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.643 |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
8 |
- |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Whitey Kachan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steve Nash |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |