Earl Gardner vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Gardner 0 * Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Earl Gardner 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Gardner 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 Steve Nash 5

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 102

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 14

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.