Rudy LaRusso vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash and Rudy LaRusso 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

Rudy LaRusso

vs.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy LaRusso 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Rudy LaRusso 10 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Rudy LaRusso 9 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Rudy LaRusso 5 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rudy LaRusso 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Rudy LaRusso 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 0 Steve Nash 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 1 Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader Rudy LaRusso 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 15.6 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.4 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 11,507 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 6,936 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 1,556 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 102

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 736 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .431 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .767 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 14.5 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 8.4 Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 1,344 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 779 Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 194 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 14

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 93 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .405 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .751 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968) Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - 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.