Rick Barry vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Barry 0 Steve Nash 2

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Steve Nash 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Steve Nash 7

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader Rick Barry 0 Steve Nash 5

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Steve Nash 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Steve Nash 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Steve Nash 102

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Steve Nash 14

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (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.