Steve Francis vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steve Francis 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

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 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.

Steve Francis vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Steve Nash Steve Francis Steve Nash
Points
+300th
96th
+300th
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
245th
Assists
183rd
5th
+300th
10th
Steals
277th
242nd
+300th
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Steve Francis vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steve Francis Steve Nash Steve Francis Steve Nash
Points
130th
+300th
113rd
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
121st
+300th
Assists
67th
11th
20th
8th
Steals
87th
+300th
101st
+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:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
96th
+204 10,446 vs. 17,3876,941
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
3,215 vs. 3,642427
Assists
183rd
5th
178 3,473 vs. 10,3356,862
Steals
277th
242nd
35 846 vs. 89953
Blocks
+300th
+300th
223 vs. 102121
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
960 vs. 643317
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,255 vs. 2,999744
Field Goals Made
+300th
110th
+190 3,543 vs. 6,3212,778
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
132nd
+168 8,267 vs. 12,8924,625
3-Pointers Made
+300th
37th
+263 575 vs. 1,6851,110
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
59th
+241 1,684 vs. 3,9392,255
Free Throws Made
208th
170th
38 2,785 vs. 3,060275
Free Throws Attempted
224th
244th
20 3,494 vs. 3,384110

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
43rd
+257 576 vs. 1,217641
Seasons
+300th
27th
+273 9 vs. 189

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
83rd
160th
77 7 vs. 34

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
+300th
276th
+24 1 vs. 21
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
64th
+236 96 vs. 2,0721,976
Rebounds
+300th
245th
+55 42 vs. 422380
Assists
+300th
10th
+290 38 vs. 1,0611,023
Steals
+300th
222nd
+78 7 vs. 6659
Blocks
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 1413
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 6862
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
163rd
+137 36 vs. 354318
Field Goals Made
+300th
68th
+232 30 vs. 749719
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 70 vs. 1,5841,514
3-Pointers Made
+300th
42nd
+258 7 vs. 178171
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
55th
+245 17 vs. 438421
Free Throws Made
+300th
83rd
+217 29 vs. 396367
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
119th
+181 40 vs. 440400

Games and Years:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
105th
+195 5 vs. 120115
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 1 vs. 1211

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Francis 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:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
130th
+300th
+170 18.14 vs. 14.293.85
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.58 vs. 2.992.59
Assists per game
67th
11th
56 6.03 vs. 8.492.46
Steals per game
87th
+300th
+213 1.47 vs. 0.740.73
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.39 vs. 0.080.30
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.67 vs. 0.531.14
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.91 vs. 2.461.45
Field Goals Made per game
216th
+300th
+84 6.15 vs. 5.190.96
Field Goals Attempted per game
165th
+300th
+135 14.35 vs. 10.593.76
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
230th
+70 1.00 vs. 1.380.39
3-Pointers Attempted per game
276th
227th
49 2.92 vs. 3.240.31
Free Throws Made per game
63rd
+300th
+237 4.84 vs. 2.512.32
Free Throws Attempted per game
74th
+300th
+226 6.07 vs. 2.783.29

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Francis Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
113rd
171st
58 19.20 vs. 17.271.93
Rebounds per game
121st
+300th
+179 8.40 vs. 3.524.88
Assists per game
20th
8th
12 7.60 vs. 8.841.24
Steals per game
101st
+300th
+199 1.40 vs. 0.550.85
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.20 vs. 0.120.08
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.20 vs. 0.570.63
Defensive Rebounds per game
37th
+300th
+263 7.20 vs. 2.954.25
Field Goals Made per game
210th
185th
25 6.00 vs. 6.240.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
187th
228th
41 14.00 vs. 13.200.80
3-Pointers Made per game
180th
166th
14 1.40 vs. 1.480.08
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
194th
41 3.40 vs. 3.650.25
Free Throws Made per game
41st
268th
227 5.80 vs. 3.302.50
Free Throws Attempted per game
27th
+300th
+273 8.00 vs. 3.674.33

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.