Walt Frazier vs. Steve Nash: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Walt Frazier 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

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Walt Frazier, with a career spanning 13 seasons from 1968 to 1980, 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.

Walt Frazier vs. Steve Nash
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Walt Frazier Steve Nash Walt Frazier Steve Nash
Points
143rd
96th
73rd
64th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
120th
245th
Assists
72nd
5th
47th
10th
Steals
+300th
242nd
+300th
222nd
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Walt Frazier vs. Steve Nash
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Walt Frazier Steve Nash Walt Frazier Steve Nash
Points
106th
+300th
78th
171st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
208th
+300th
Assists
62nd
11th
42nd
8th
Steals
19th
+300th
9th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Walt Frazier's career don't have data for these stats.

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:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
143rd
96th
47 15,581 vs. 17,3871,806
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
4,830 vs. 3,6421,188
Assists
72nd
5th
67 5,040 vs. 10,3355,295
Steals
+300th
242nd
+58 681 vs. 899218
Blocks
+300th
+300th
63 vs. 10239
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
403 vs. 643240
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,523 vs. 2,9991,476
Field Goals Made
128th
110th
18 6,130 vs. 6,321191
Field Goals Attempted
144th
132nd
12 12,516 vs. 12,892376
3-Pointers Made
+300th
37th
+263 0 vs. 1,6851,685
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
61st
+239 1 vs. 3,9393,938
Free Throws Made
138th
170th
32 3,321 vs. 3,060261
Free Throws Attempted
138th
244th
106 4,226 vs. 3,384842

Games and Years:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
43rd
+257 825 vs. 1,217392
Seasons
300th
29th
271 13 vs. 185

Triple-Doubles:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
23rd
160th
137 23 vs. 320

Rankings by Points Scored:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
152nd
277th
125 5 vs. 23
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
73rd
64th
9 1,927 vs. 2,072145
Rebounds
120th
245th
125 666 vs. 422244
Assists
47th
10th
37 599 vs. 1,061462
Steals
+300th
222nd
+78 32 vs. 6634
Blocks
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 1410
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
24 vs. 6844
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
163rd
+137 91 vs. 354263
Field Goals Made
64th
68th
4 767 vs. 74918
Field Goals Attempted
87th
74th
13 1,500 vs. 1,58484
3-Pointers Made
+300th
42nd
+258 0 vs. 178178
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
55th
+245 0 vs. 438438
Free Throws Made
84th
83rd
1 393 vs. 3963
Free Throws Attempted
78th
119th
41 523 vs. 44083

Games and Years:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
204th
105th
99 93 vs. 12027
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 8 vs. 124

Triple-Doubles:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
13th
39th
26 4 vs. 13

Rankings by Points Scored:

Walt Frazier 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:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
106th
+300th
+194 18.89 vs. 14.294.60
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
5.85 vs. 2.992.86
Assists per game
62nd
11th
51 6.11 vs. 8.492.38
Steals per game
19th
+300th
+281 1.90 vs. 0.741.16
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.18 vs. 0.080.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.12 vs. 0.530.59
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
4.24 vs. 2.461.78
Field Goals Made per game
81st
+300th
+219 7.43 vs. 5.192.24
Field Goals Attempted per game
113rd
+300th
+187 15.17 vs. 10.594.58
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
229th
+71 0.00 vs. 1.381.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
229th
+71 0.33 vs. 3.242.90
Free Throws Made per game
125th
+300th
+175 4.03 vs. 2.511.51
Free Throws Attempted per game
127th
+300th
+173 5.12 vs. 2.782.34

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Walt Frazier Steve Nash Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
78th
171st
93 20.72 vs. 17.273.45
Rebounds per game
208th
+300th
+92 7.16 vs. 3.523.64
Assists per game
42nd
8th
34 6.44 vs. 8.842.40
Steals per game
9th
+300th
+291 2.13 vs. 0.551.58
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.27 vs. 0.120.15
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.60 vs. 0.571.03
Defensive Rebounds per game
90th
+300th
+210 6.07 vs. 2.953.12
Field Goals Made per game
56th
185th
129 8.25 vs. 6.242.01
Field Goals Attempted per game
106th
228th
122 16.13 vs. 13.202.93
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
166th
+134 0.00 vs. 1.481.48
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
194th
+106 0.00 vs. 3.653.65
Free Throws Made per game
145th
268th
123 4.23 vs. 3.300.93
Free Throws Attempted per game
130th
+300th
+170 5.62 vs. 3.671.96

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.