Jeremy Lin vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jeremy Lin 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Filter: Career Stats - Lakers

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jeremy Lin, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, 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.

Jeremy Lin vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Jeremy Lin 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
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Jeremy Lin vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Jeremy Lin Steve Nash
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
201st
11th
+300th
8th
Steals
284th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

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:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
96th
+204 5,567 vs. 17,38711,820
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,338 vs. 3,6422,304
Assists
+300th
5th
+295 2,042 vs. 10,3358,293
Steals
+300th
242nd
+58 519 vs. 899380
Blocks
+300th
+300th
175 vs. 10273
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 643446
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,141 vs. 2,9991,858
Field Goals Made
+300th
111st
+189 1,885 vs. 6,3214,436
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
132nd
+168 4,349 vs. 12,8928,543
3-Pointers Made
+300th
39th
+261 449 vs. 1,6851,236
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
61st
+239 1,313 vs. 3,9392,626
Free Throws Made
+300th
171st
+129 1,348 vs. 3,0601,712
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
245th
+55 1,666 vs. 3,3841,718

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
44th
+256 480 vs. 1,217737
Seasons
+300th
29th
+271 9 vs. 189

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
164th
111 1 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
278th
0 vs. 22
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
64th
+236 180 vs. 2,0721,892
Rebounds
+300th
245th
+55 49 vs. 422373
Assists
+300th
10th
+290 56 vs. 1,0611,005
Steals
+300th
222nd
+78 11 vs. 6655
Blocks
+300th
+300th
2 vs. 1412
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
10 vs. 6858
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
163rd
+137 39 vs. 354315
Field Goals Made
+300th
68th
+232 59 vs. 749690
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 157 vs. 1,5841,427
3-Pointers Made
+300th
42nd
+258 11 vs. 178167
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
55th
+245 51 vs. 438387
Free Throws Made
+300th
83rd
+217 51 vs. 396345
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
119th
+181 61 vs. 440379

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 25 vs. 12095
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 4 vs. 128

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin 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:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
11.60 vs. 14.292.69
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.79 vs. 2.990.21
Assists per game
201st
11th
190 4.25 vs. 8.494.24
Steals per game
284th
+300th
+16 1.08 vs. 0.740.34
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.36 vs. 0.080.28
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.530.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.38 vs. 2.460.09
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.93 vs. 5.191.27
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
9.06 vs. 10.591.53
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
231st
+69 0.94 vs. 1.380.45
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
233rd
+67 2.74 vs. 3.240.50
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.81 vs. 2.510.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.47 vs. 2.780.69

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
171st
+129 7.20 vs. 17.2710.07
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.96 vs. 3.521.56
Assists per game
+300th
8th
+292 2.24 vs. 8.846.60
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.44 vs. 0.550.11
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.08 vs. 0.120.04
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.570.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.56 vs. 2.951.39
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
185th
+115 2.36 vs. 6.243.88
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
228th
+72 6.28 vs. 13.206.92
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
166th
+134 0.44 vs. 1.481.04
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
194th
+106 2.04 vs. 3.651.61
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
268th
+32 2.04 vs. 3.301.26
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.44 vs. 3.671.23

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.