Steve Nash vs. Russell Westbrook: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Steve Nash and Russell Westbrook all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Steve Nash, with a career spanning 18 seasons from 1997 to 2014, and Russell Westbrook, with 17 seasons played from 2009 to 2025, 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.

Steve Nash vs. Russell Westbrook
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Steve Nash Russell Westbrook
Points
96th
20th
64th
28th
Rebounds
+300th
65th
245th
68th
Assists
5th
8th
10th
18th
Steals
242nd
16th
222nd
27th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
223rd
3-Pointers Made
37th
70th
42nd
37th
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Steve Nash vs. Russell Westbrook
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Steve Nash Russell Westbrook
Points
+300th
50th
171st
52nd
Rebounds
+300th
234th
+300th
250th
Assists
11th
17th
8th
27th
Steals
+300th
63rd
+300th
44th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
3-Pointers Made
230th
+300th
166th
185th

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 Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
96th
20th
76 17,387 vs. 26,2058,818
Rebounds
+300th
65th
+235 3,642 vs. 8,6775,035
Assists
5th
8th
3 10,335 vs. 9,925410
Steals
242nd
16th
226 899 vs. 1,9551,056
Blocks
+300th
+300th
102 vs. 406304
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
116th
+184 643 vs. 1,9741,331
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
40th
+260 2,999 vs. 6,7033,704
Field Goals Made
110th
22nd
88 6,321 vs. 9,4283,107
Field Goals Attempted
132nd
12th
120 12,892 vs. 21,4908,598
3-Pointers Made
37th
70th
33 1,685 vs. 1,367318
3-Pointers Attempted
59th
38th
21 3,939 vs. 4,477538
Free Throws Made
170th
24th
146 3,060 vs. 5,9822,922
Free Throws Attempted
244th
27th
217 3,384 vs. 7,7454,361

Games and Years:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
43rd
39th
4 1,217 vs. 1,23720
Seasons
27th
51st
24 18 vs. 171

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
160th
1st
159 3 vs. 203200

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
276th
20th
256 2 vs. 5048
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
64th
28th
36 2,072 vs. 3,035963
Rebounds
245th
68th
177 422 vs. 905483
Assists
10th
18th
8 1,061 vs. 955106
Steals
222nd
27th
195 66 vs. 223157
Blocks
+300th
223rd
+77 14 vs. 4228
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
59th
+241 68 vs. 241173
Defensive Rebounds
163rd
56th
107 354 vs. 664310
Field Goals Made
68th
34th
34 749 vs. 1,056307
Field Goals Attempted
74th
22nd
52 1,584 vs. 2,6091,025
3-Pointers Made
42nd
37th
5 178 vs. 1879
3-Pointers Attempted
55th
24th
31 438 vs. 625187
Free Throws Made
83rd
28th
55 396 vs. 736340
Free Throws Attempted
119th
31st
88 440 vs. 898458

Games and Years:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
105th
77th
28 120 vs. 13515
Playoffs
76th
30th
46 12 vs. 142

Triple-Doubles:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
39th
4th
35 1 vs. 1211

Rankings by Points Scored:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
20th
58 1 vs. 76
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
50th
+250 14.29 vs. 21.186.90
Rebounds per game
+300th
234th
+66 2.99 vs. 7.014.02
Assists per game
11th
17th
6 8.49 vs. 8.020.47
Steals per game
+300th
63rd
+237 0.74 vs. 1.580.84
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.08 vs. 0.330.24
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.53 vs. 1.601.07
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
118th
+182 2.46 vs. 5.422.95
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
67th
+233 5.19 vs. 7.622.43
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
41st
+259 10.59 vs. 17.376.78
3-Pointers Made per game
230th
+300th
+70 1.38 vs. 1.110.28
3-Pointers Attempted per game
227th
180th
47 3.24 vs. 3.620.38
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
63rd
+237 2.51 vs. 4.842.32
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
61st
+239 2.78 vs. 6.263.48

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Steve Nash Russell Westbrook Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
171st
52nd
119 17.27 vs. 22.485.21
Rebounds per game
+300th
250th
+50 3.52 vs. 6.703.19
Assists per game
8th
27th
19 8.84 vs. 7.071.77
Steals per game
+300th
44th
+256 0.55 vs. 1.651.10
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.12 vs. 0.310.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
289th
+11 0.57 vs. 1.791.22
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
161st
+139 2.95 vs. 4.921.97
Field Goals Made per game
185th
76th
109 6.24 vs. 7.821.58
Field Goals Attempted per game
228th
42nd
186 13.20 vs. 19.336.13
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
185th
19 1.48 vs. 1.390.10
3-Pointers Attempted per game
194th
112nd
82 3.65 vs. 4.630.98
Free Throws Made per game
268th
59th
209 3.30 vs. 5.452.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
73rd
+227 3.67 vs. 6.652.99

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.