Dick Barnett vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Dick Barnett that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dick Barnett

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Barnett: 1959-60 to 1973-74
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Barnett 2 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Dick Barnett 14 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Dick Barnett 11 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Dick Barnett 1 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dick Barnett 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Dick Barnett 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Barnett 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Dick Barnett 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.8 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.9 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.8 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 15,358 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 2,812 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Dick Barnett 2,729 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Dick Barnett 1 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Dick Barnett 971 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .456 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .761 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.1 (1966) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.1 (1966) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.6 (1970) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett 0.2 (1974) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett 0.0 (1974) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 15.1 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 2.7 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 2.4 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Barnett 1,539 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Dick Barnett 273 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Dick Barnett 247 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Dick Barnett 0 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Dick Barnett 0 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Dick Barnett 102 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Barnett .458 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Dick Barnett - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Dick Barnett .748 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Barnett 23.8 (1968) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Barnett 4.7 (1960) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dick Barnett 3.5 (1968) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Dick Barnett - * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Dick Barnett - * Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.