Kyrie Irving vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Kyrie Irving 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:
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Kyrie Irving, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 2012 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.

Kyrie Irving vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Kyrie Irving Steve Nash
Points
76th
96th
56th
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
245th
Assists
100th
5th
67th
10th
Steals
175th
242nd
77th
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
162nd
+300th
3-Pointers Made
25th
37th
24th
42nd
Years1418712

Kyrie Irving vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Kyrie Irving Steve Nash
Points
30th
+300th
44th
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
89th
11th
111st
8th
Steals
146th
+300th
123rd
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
29th
230th
23rd
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:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
76th
96th
20 18,433 vs. 17,3871,046
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,173 vs. 3,642469
Assists
100th
5th
95 4,365 vs. 10,3355,970
Steals
175th
242nd
67 1,022 vs. 899123
Blocks
+300th
+300th
337 vs. 102235
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
638 vs. 6435
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,535 vs. 2,999464
Field Goals Made
88th
110th
22 6,787 vs. 6,321466
Field Goals Attempted
89th
132nd
43 14,313 vs. 12,8921,421
3-Pointers Made
25th
37th
12 1,876 vs. 1,685191
3-Pointers Attempted
29th
59th
30 4,763 vs. 3,939824
Free Throws Made
179th
170th
9 2,983 vs. 3,06077
Free Throws Attempted
250th
244th
6 3,360 vs. 3,38424

Games and Years:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
43rd
+257 779 vs. 1,217438
Seasons
190th
27th
163 14 vs. 184

Triple-Doubles:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
160th
0 3 vs. 30

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
30th
276th
246 37 vs. 235
50+ point games
19th
-
6 vs. 06
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
56th
64th
8 2,211 vs. 2,072139
Rebounds
+300th
245th
+55 353 vs. 42269
Assists
67th
10th
57 471 vs. 1,061590
Steals
77th
222nd
145 128 vs. 6662
Blocks
162nd
+300th
+138 53 vs. 1439
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
83 vs. 6815
Defensive Rebounds
228th
163rd
65 270 vs. 35484
Field Goals Made
56th
68th
12 815 vs. 74966
Field Goals Attempted
60th
74th
14 1,781 vs. 1,584197
3-Pointers Made
24th
42nd
18 225 vs. 17847
3-Pointers Attempted
30th
55th
25 574 vs. 438136
Free Throws Made
109th
83rd
26 356 vs. 39640
Free Throws Attempted
145th
119th
26 403 vs. 44037

Games and Years:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
183rd
105th
78 96 vs. 12024
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 7 vs. 125

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
37th
78th
41 4 vs. 13
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
+300th
+270 23.66 vs. 14.299.38
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.07 vs. 2.991.08
Assists per game
89th
11th
78 5.60 vs. 8.492.89
Steals per game
146th
+300th
+154 1.31 vs. 0.740.57
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.43 vs. 0.080.35
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.82 vs. 0.530.29
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.25 vs. 2.460.79
Field Goals Made per game
26th
+300th
+274 8.71 vs. 5.193.52
Field Goals Attempted per game
27th
+300th
+273 18.37 vs. 10.597.78
3-Pointers Made per game
29th
230th
201 2.41 vs. 1.381.02
3-Pointers Attempted per game
23rd
227th
204 6.11 vs. 3.242.88
Free Throws Made per game
147th
+300th
+153 3.83 vs. 2.511.31
Free Throws Attempted per game
205th
+300th
+95 4.31 vs. 2.781.53

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Kyrie Irving Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
44th
171st
127 23.03 vs. 17.275.76
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.68 vs. 3.520.16
Assists per game
111st
8th
103 4.91 vs. 8.843.94
Steals per game
123rd
+300th
+177 1.33 vs. 0.550.78
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.55 vs. 0.120.44
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.86 vs. 0.570.30
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.81 vs. 2.950.14
Field Goals Made per game
47th
185th
138 8.49 vs. 6.242.25
Field Goals Attempted per game
52nd
228th
176 18.55 vs. 13.205.35
3-Pointers Made per game
23rd
166th
143 2.34 vs. 1.480.86
3-Pointers Attempted per game
42nd
194th
152 5.98 vs. 3.652.33
Free Throws Made per game
204th
268th
64 3.71 vs. 3.300.41
Free Throws Attempted per game
284th
+300th
+16 4.20 vs. 3.670.53

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 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 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.