Steve Nash vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Arvydas Sabonis 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Arvydas Sabonis 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)