Damian Lillard vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Damian Lillard and Steve Nash all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Damian Lillard, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 2013 to 2025, and Steve Nash, with 18 seasons played from 1997 to 2014, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks, and 3-pointers made as a bonus) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Damian Lillard vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Steve Nash Damian Lillard Steve Nash
Points
37th
96th
97th
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
245th
Assists
41st
5th
85th
10th
Steals
257th
242nd
173rd
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
4th
39th
25th
42nd
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Damian Lillard vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Damian Lillard Steve Nash Damian Lillard Steve Nash
Points
14th
+300th
29th
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
37th
11th
57th
8th
Steals
+300th
+300th
206th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
2nd
231st
3rd
166th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
37th
96th
59 22,598 vs. 17,3875,211
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,845 vs. 3,642203
Assists
41st
5th
36 6,069 vs. 10,3354,266
Steals
257th
242nd
15 874 vs. 89925
Blocks
+300th
+300th
267 vs. 102165
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
534 vs. 643109
Defensive Rebounds
250th
+300th
+50 3,311 vs. 2,999312
Field Goals Made
66th
111st
45 7,266 vs. 6,321945
Field Goals Attempted
45th
132nd
87 16,568 vs. 12,8923,676
3-Pointers Made
4th
39th
35 2,804 vs. 1,6851,119
3-Pointers Attempted
3rd
61st
58 7,556 vs. 3,9393,617
Free Throws Made
35th
170th
135 5,262 vs. 3,0602,202
Free Throws Attempted
49th
245th
196 5,853 vs. 3,3842,469

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
272nd
44th
228 900 vs. 1,217317
Seasons
300th
29th
271 13 vs. 185

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
109th
162nd
53 5 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
15th
278th
263 60 vs. 258
50+ point games
6th
-
15 vs. 015
60+ point games
3rd
-
5 vs. 05
70+ point games
2nd
-
1 vs. 01

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
97th
64th
33 1,715 vs. 2,072357
Rebounds
+300th
245th
+55 296 vs. 422126
Assists
85th
10th
75 414 vs. 1,061647
Steals
173rd
222nd
49 78 vs. 6612
Blocks
+300th
+300th
21 vs. 147
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
46 vs. 6822
Defensive Rebounds
247th
163rd
84 250 vs. 354104
Field Goals Made
140th
68th
72 541 vs. 749208
Field Goals Attempted
111st
74th
37 1,324 vs. 1,584260
3-Pointers Made
25th
42nd
17 222 vs. 17844
3-Pointers Attempted
28th
55th
27 603 vs. 438165
Free Throws Made
75th
83rd
8 411 vs. 39615
Free Throws Attempted
104th
119th
15 460 vs. 44020

Games and Years:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 68 vs. 12052
Playoffs
154th
76th
78 10 vs. 122

Triple-Doubles:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
78th
41 4 vs. 13
50+ point games
5th
-
2 vs. 02
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
14th
+300th
+286 25.11 vs. 14.2910.82
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.27 vs. 2.991.28
Assists per game
37th
11th
26 6.74 vs. 8.491.75
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.97 vs. 0.740.23
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.30 vs. 0.080.21
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.59 vs. 0.530.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.68 vs. 2.461.21
Field Goals Made per game
48th
+300th
+252 8.07 vs. 5.192.88
Field Goals Attempted per game
25th
+300th
+275 18.41 vs. 10.597.82
3-Pointers Made per game
2nd
231st
229 3.12 vs. 1.381.73
3-Pointers Attempted per game
3rd
233rd
230 8.40 vs. 3.245.16
Free Throws Made per game
23rd
+300th
+277 5.85 vs. 2.513.33
Free Throws Attempted per game
51st
+300th
+249 6.50 vs. 2.783.72

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Damian Lillard Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
29th
171st
142 25.22 vs. 17.277.95
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.35 vs. 3.520.84
Assists per game
57th
8th
49 6.09 vs. 8.842.75
Steals per game
206th
+300th
+94 1.15 vs. 0.550.60
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.31 vs. 0.120.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.68 vs. 0.570.11
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.68 vs. 2.950.73
Field Goals Made per game
66th
185th
119 7.96 vs. 6.241.71
Field Goals Attempted per game
38th
228th
190 19.47 vs. 13.206.27
3-Pointers Made per game
3rd
166th
163 3.26 vs. 1.481.78
3-Pointers Attempted per game
5th
194th
189 8.87 vs. 3.655.22
Free Throws Made per game
32nd
268th
236 6.04 vs. 3.302.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
64th
+300th
+236 6.76 vs. 3.673.10

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.