Stephon Marbury vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009, 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.

Stephon Marbury vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Stephon Marbury Steve Nash
Points
120th
96th
+300th
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
245th
Assists
31st
5th
+300th
10th
Steals
175th
242nd
+300th
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Years1318512

Stephon Marbury vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Stephon Marbury Steve Nash
Points
86th
+300th
+300th
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
21st
11th
138th
8th
Steals
196th
+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:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
120th
96th
24 16,297 vs. 17,3871,090
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,516 vs. 3,6421,126
Assists
31st
5th
26 6,471 vs. 10,3353,864
Steals
175th
242nd
67 1,022 vs. 899123
Blocks
+300th
+300th
121 vs. 10219
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
579 vs. 64364
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,937 vs. 2,9991,062
Field Goals Made
151st
110th
41 5,769 vs. 6,321552
Field Goals Attempted
113rd
132nd
19 13,324 vs. 12,892432
3-Pointers Made
167th
37th
130 991 vs. 1,685694
3-Pointers Attempted
132nd
59th
73 3,048 vs. 3,939891
Free Throws Made
93rd
170th
77 3,768 vs. 3,060708
Free Throws Attempted
96th
244th
148 4,804 vs. 3,3841,420

Games and Years:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
43rd
+257 846 vs. 1,217371
Seasons
292nd
27th
265 13 vs. 185

Triple-Doubles:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
160th
115 1 vs. 32

Rankings by Points Scored:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
72nd
276th
204 16 vs. 214
50+ point games
76th
-
1 vs. 01
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
64th
+236 402 vs. 2,0721,670
Rebounds
+300th
245th
+55 82 vs. 422340
Assists
+300th
10th
+290 146 vs. 1,061915
Steals
+300th
222nd
+78 29 vs. 6637
Blocks
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 1414
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
20 vs. 6848
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
163rd
+137 62 vs. 354292
Field Goals Made
+300th
68th
+232 150 vs. 749599
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 422 vs. 1,5841,162
3-Pointers Made
+300th
42nd
+258 27 vs. 178151
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
55th
+245 99 vs. 438339
Free Throws Made
+300th
83rd
+217 75 vs. 396321
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
119th
+181 100 vs. 440340

Games and Years:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 32 vs. 12088
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 5 vs. 127

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Stephon Marbury 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:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
86th
+300th
+214 19.26 vs. 14.294.98
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.97 vs. 2.990.02
Assists per game
21st
11th
10 7.65 vs. 8.490.84
Steals per game
196th
+300th
+104 1.21 vs. 0.740.47
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.14 vs. 0.080.06
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.68 vs. 0.530.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.29 vs. 2.460.17
Field Goals Made per game
143rd
+300th
+157 6.82 vs. 5.191.63
Field Goals Attempted per game
92nd
+300th
+208 15.75 vs. 10.595.16
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
230th
+70 1.17 vs. 1.380.21
3-Pointers Attempted per game
181st
227th
46 3.60 vs. 3.240.37
Free Throws Made per game
86th
+300th
+214 4.45 vs. 2.511.94
Free Throws Attempted per game
88th
+300th
+212 5.68 vs. 2.782.90

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Stephon Marbury Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
171st
+129 12.56 vs. 17.274.70
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.56 vs. 3.520.95
Assists per game
138th
8th
130 4.56 vs. 8.844.28
Steals per game
+300th
+300th
0.91 vs. 0.550.36
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.120.12
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.63 vs. 0.570.06
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.94 vs. 2.951.01
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
185th
+115 4.69 vs. 6.241.55
Field Goals Attempted per game
230th
228th
2 13.19 vs. 13.200.01
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
166th
+134 0.84 vs. 1.480.64
3-Pointers Attempted per game
288th
194th
94 3.09 vs. 3.650.56
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
268th
+32 2.34 vs. 3.300.96
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.13 vs. 3.670.54

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.