Steve Nash vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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.

Gerry Ward

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Gerry Ward 3

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Gerry Ward 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Gerry Ward 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Gerry Ward 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Gerry Ward - n/a **

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.