Jim Cleamons vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Steve Nash 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.