Steve Francis vs. John Stockton: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steve Francis and John Stockton 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steve Francis, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2000 to 2008, and John Stockton, with 19 seasons played from 1985 to 2003, 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.

Steve Francis vs. John Stockton
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis John Stockton Steve Francis John Stockton
Points
+300th
53rd
+300th
48th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
144th
Assists
183rd
1st
+300th
3rd
Steals
277th
1st
+300th
5th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
177th
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Steve Francis vs. John Stockton
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis John Stockton Steve Francis John Stockton
Points
130th
+300th
113rd
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
121st
+300th
Assists
67th
2nd
20th
2nd
Steals
87th
7th
101st
20th
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:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
53rd
+247 10,446 vs. 19,7119,265
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,215 vs. 4,051836
Assists
183rd
1st
182 3,473 vs. 15,80612,333
Steals
277th
1st
276 846 vs. 3,2652,419
Blocks
+300th
+300th
223 vs. 31592
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
960 vs. 9666
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
288th
+12 2,255 vs. 3,085830
Field Goals Made
+300th
79th
+221 3,543 vs. 7,0393,496
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
106th
+194 8,267 vs. 13,6585,391
3-Pointers Made
+300th
240th
+60 575 vs. 845270
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
257th
+43 1,684 vs. 2,203519
Free Throws Made
208th
46th
162 2,785 vs. 4,7882,003
Free Throws Attempted
224th
52nd
172 3,494 vs. 5,7962,302

Games and Years:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
6th
+294 576 vs. 1,504928
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 9 vs. 1910

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
83rd
+300th
7 vs. 07

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
-
1 vs. 01
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
48th
+252 96 vs. 2,4362,340
Rebounds
+300th
144th
+156 42 vs. 608566
Assists
+300th
3rd
+297 38 vs. 1,8391,801
Steals
+300th
5th
+295 7 vs. 338331
Blocks
+300th
177th
+123 1 vs. 5049
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
123rd
+177 6 vs. 162156
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
111st
+189 36 vs. 446410
Field Goals Made
+300th
50th
+250 30 vs. 855825
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
58th
+242 70 vs. 1,8091,739
3-Pointers Made
+300th
99th
+201 7 vs. 111104
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
85th
+215 17 vs. 341324
Free Throws Made
+300th
40th
+260 29 vs. 615586
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
44th
+256 40 vs. 759719

Games and Years:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 5 vs. 182177
Playoffs
+300th
1st
+299 1 vs. 1918

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
39th
1 1 vs. 10

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
130th
+300th
+170 18.14 vs. 13.115.03
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.58 vs. 2.692.89
Assists per game
67th
2nd
65 6.03 vs. 10.514.48
Steals per game
87th
7th
80 1.47 vs. 2.170.70
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.210.18
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.67 vs. 0.641.02
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.91 vs. 2.051.86
Field Goals Made per game
216th
+300th
+84 6.15 vs. 4.681.47
Field Goals Attempted per game
165th
+300th
+135 14.35 vs. 9.085.27
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.560.44
3-Pointers Attempted per game
276th
+300th
+24 2.92 vs. 1.461.46
Free Throws Made per game
63rd
240th
177 4.84 vs. 3.181.65
Free Throws Attempted per game
74th
292nd
218 6.07 vs. 3.852.21

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis John Stockton Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
113rd
+300th
+187 19.20 vs. 13.385.82
Rebounds per game
121st
+300th
+179 8.40 vs. 3.345.06
Assists per game
20th
2nd
18 7.60 vs. 10.102.50
Steals per game
101st
20th
81 1.40 vs. 1.860.46
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.270.07
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.20 vs. 0.890.31
Defensive Rebounds per game
37th
+300th
+263 7.20 vs. 2.454.75
Field Goals Made per game
210th
+300th
+90 6.00 vs. 4.701.30
Field Goals Attempted per game
187th
+300th
+113 14.00 vs. 9.944.06
3-Pointers Made per game
180th
+300th
+120 1.40 vs. 0.610.79
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 1.871.53
Free Throws Made per game
41st
255th
214 5.80 vs. 3.382.42
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
289th
262 8.00 vs. 4.173.83

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.