Darius Garland vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Darius Garland 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Darius Garland, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2020 to 2026, 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) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Darius Garland vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Steve Nash Darius Garland Steve Nash
Points
+300th
96th
+300th
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
245th
Assists
+300th
5th
+300th
10th
Steals
+300th
242nd
+300th
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years718312

Darius Garland vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Darius Garland Steve Nash Darius Garland Steve Nash
Points
--
+300th
167th
171st
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
44th
11th
80th
8th
Steals
--
+300th
262nd
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
+300th
+300th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

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

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
96th
+204 7,348 vs. 17,38710,039
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,045 vs. 3,6422,597
Assists
+300th
5th
+295 2,620 vs. 10,3357,715
Steals
+300th
242nd
+58 455 vs. 899444
Blocks
+300th
+300th
45 vs. 10257
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
201 vs. 643442
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
844 vs. 2,9992,155
Field Goals Made
+300th
111st
+189 2,682 vs. 6,3213,639
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
132nd
+168 5,951 vs. 12,8926,941
3-Pointers Made
214th
39th
175 914 vs. 1,685771
3-Pointers Attempted
227th
61st
166 2,377 vs. 3,9391,562
Free Throws Made
+300th
171st
+129 1,070 vs. 3,0601,990
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
245th
+55 1,234 vs. 3,3842,150

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
44th
+256 392 vs. 1,217825
Seasons
+300th
29th
+271 7 vs. 1811

Triple-Doubles:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
276th
164th
112 1 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
154th
278th
124 5 vs. 23
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
64th
+236 381 vs. 2,0721,691
Rebounds
+300th
245th
+55 63 vs. 422359
Assists
+300th
10th
+290 120 vs. 1,061941
Steals
+300th
222nd
+78 23 vs. 6643
Blocks
+300th
+300th
3 vs. 1411
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 6866
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
163rd
+137 61 vs. 354293
Field Goals Made
+300th
68th
+232 137 vs. 749612
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 320 vs. 1,5841,264
3-Pointers Made
298th
42nd
256 47 vs. 178131
3-Pointers Attempted
292nd
55th
237 137 vs. 438301
Free Throws Made
+300th
83rd
+217 60 vs. 396336
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
119th
+181 70 vs. 440370

Games and Years:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 22 vs. 12098
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 3 vs. 129

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
18.74 vs. 14.294.46
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.67 vs. 2.990.33
Assists per game
44th
11th
33 6.68 vs. 8.491.81
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.16 vs. 0.740.42
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.11 vs. 0.080.03
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.51 vs. 0.530.02
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
2.15 vs. 2.460.31
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
6.84 vs. 5.191.65
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
15.18 vs. 10.594.59
3-Pointers Made per game
32nd
233rd
201 2.33 vs. 1.380.95
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
234th
6.06 vs. 3.242.83
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
2.73 vs. 2.510.22
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.15 vs. 2.780.37

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Darius Garland Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
167th
171st
4 17.32 vs. 17.270.05
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.86 vs. 3.520.65
Assists per game
80th
8th
72 5.45 vs. 8.843.39
Steals per game
262nd
+300th
+38 1.05 vs. 0.550.50
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.14 vs. 0.120.02
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.09 vs. 0.570.48
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.77 vs. 2.950.18
Field Goals Made per game
188th
185th
3 6.23 vs. 6.240.01
Field Goals Attempted per game
159th
228th
69 14.55 vs. 13.201.35
3-Pointers Made per game
45th
166th
121 2.14 vs. 1.480.65
3-Pointers Attempted per game
29th
194th
165 6.23 vs. 3.652.58
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
268th
+32 2.73 vs. 3.300.57
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.18 vs. 3.670.48

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.