Deandre Ayton vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Deandre Ayton, with a career spanning 7 seasons from 2019 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 and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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.

Deandre Ayton vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Deandre Ayton Steve Nash
Points
+300th
96th
+300th
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
215th
245th
Assists
+300th
5th
+300th
10th
Steals
+300th
242nd
+300th
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
235th
+300th
Years718312

Deandre Ayton vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Deandre Ayton Steve Nash
Points
--
+300th
212nd
171st
Rebounds
42nd
+300th
44th
+300th
Assists
--
11th
+300th
8th
Steals
--
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
181st
+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:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
96th
+204 6,542 vs. 17,38710,845
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
4,167 vs. 3,642525
Assists
+300th
5th
+295 649 vs. 10,3359,686
Steals
+300th
242nd
+58 292 vs. 899607
Blocks
+300th
+300th
380 vs. 102278
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,219 vs. 643576
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,948 vs. 2,99951
Field Goals Made
+300th
110th
+190 2,905 vs. 6,3213,416
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
132nd
+168 4,926 vs. 12,8927,966
3-Pointers Made
+300th
37th
+263 28 vs. 1,6851,657
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
59th
+241 122 vs. 3,9393,817
Free Throws Made
+300th
170th
+130 704 vs. 3,0602,356
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
244th
+56 932 vs. 3,3842,452

Games and Years:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
43rd
+257 398 vs. 1,217819
Seasons
+300th
27th
+273 7 vs. 1811

Rankings by Points Scored:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
276th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
64th
+236 714 vs. 2,0721,358
Rebounds
215th
245th
30 473 vs. 42251
Assists
+300th
10th
+290 57 vs. 1,0611,004
Steals
+300th
222nd
+78 29 vs. 6637
Blocks
235th
+300th
+65 41 vs. 1427
Offensive Rebounds
190th
+300th
+110 129 vs. 6861
Defensive Rebounds
171st
163rd
8 344 vs. 35410
Field Goals Made
+300th
68th
+232 320 vs. 749429
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 509 vs. 1,5841,075
3-Pointers Made
+300th
42nd
+258 2 vs. 178176
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
55th
+245 4 vs. 438434
Free Throws Made
+300th
83rd
+217 72 vs. 396324
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
119th
+181 109 vs. 440331

Games and Years:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 45 vs. 12075
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 3 vs. 129

Rankings by Points Scored:

Deandre Ayton 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:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
16.44 vs. 14.292.15
Rebounds per game
42nd
+300th
+258 10.47 vs. 2.997.48
Assists per game
--
11th
1.63 vs. 8.496.86
Steals per game
--
+300th
0.73 vs. 0.740.01
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.95 vs. 0.080.87
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
3.06 vs. 0.532.53
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.41 vs. 2.464.94
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
7.30 vs. 5.192.11
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
12.38 vs. 10.591.78
3-Pointers Made per game
--
230th
0.07 vs. 1.381.31
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
227th
0.31 vs. 3.242.93
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
1.77 vs. 2.510.75
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
2.34 vs. 2.780.44

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Deandre Ayton Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
212nd
171st
41 15.87 vs. 17.271.40
Rebounds per game
44th
+300th
+256 10.51 vs. 3.526.99
Assists per game
+300th
8th
+292 1.27 vs. 8.847.58
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.64 vs. 0.550.09
Blocks per game
181st
+300th
+119 0.91 vs. 0.120.79
Offensive Rebounds per game
57th
+300th
+243 2.87 vs. 0.572.30
Defensive Rebounds per game
25th
+300th
+275 7.64 vs. 2.954.69
Field Goals Made per game
120th
185th
65 7.11 vs. 6.240.87
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
228th
+72 11.31 vs. 13.201.89
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
166th
+134 0.04 vs. 1.481.44
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
194th
+106 0.09 vs. 3.653.56
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
268th
+32 1.60 vs. 3.301.70
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.42 vs. 3.671.24

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.