Steve Nash vs. Hedo Turkoglu Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hedo Turkoglu and Steve Nash, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Steve Nash played 18 years in the NBA, 3 more than Hedo Turkoglu, who played 15. Steve Nash had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Hedo Turkoglu had his rookie season in 2000-01. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Steve Nash 18 12 1996-97 to 2013-14
Hedo Turkoglu 15 11 2000-01 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1996-972000-01
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 65 10.5 3.3 0.2 0.7 1.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.4 1.1 2.7 .423 0.4 0.8 .418 0.6 0.8 .824
Hedo Turkoglu 74 16.8 5.3 0.7 2.2 2.8 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.9 1.9 4.5 .412 0.4 1.2 .326 1.2 1.5 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 4 3.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Hedo Turkoglu 8 17.6 7.5 0.9 2.6 3.5 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.3 2.5 5.8 .435 1.0 1.8 .571 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 2

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1997-982001-02
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 76 21.9 9.1 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.9 3.5 7.7 .459 1.1 2.6 .415 1.0 1.1 .860
Hedo Turkoglu 80 24.6 10.1 0.8 3.8 4.5 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.3 3.6 8.6 .422 0.8 2.1 .368 2.1 2.9 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 4 12.8 5.5 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.5 .444 0.3 1.3 .200 1.3 2.0 .625
Hedo Turkoglu 16 27.8 8.6 1.1 4.1 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 3.1 3.4 8.6 .401 0.8 2.1 .353 1.0 1.9 .516

Season 3

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1998-992002-03
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 40 31.7 7.9 0.8 2.1 2.9 5.5 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.5 2.9 7.9 .363 1.2 3.3 .374 1.0 1.2 .826
Hedo Turkoglu 67 17.5 6.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.5 5.8 .422 0.4 1.2 .372 1.3 1.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 10 17.3 5.3 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.8 5.0 .360 0.4 1.4 .286 1.3 1.8 .722

Season 4

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 1999-002003-04
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 56 27.4 8.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 0.7 0.1 1.8 2.2 3.1 6.5 .477 1.1 2.7 .403 1.3 1.5 .882
Hedo Turkoglu 80 25.9 9.2 0.7 3.8 4.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.1 3.3 8.1 .406 1.3 3.0 .419 1.4 2.0 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 10 27.2 7.7 0.5 4.0 4.5 1.5 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.0 2.6 8.1 .321 1.4 4.2 .333 1.1 1.8 .611

Season 5

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2000-012004-05
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 70 34.1 15.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 7.3 1.0 0.1 2.9 2.3 5.5 11.3 .487 1.3 3.1 .406 3.3 3.7 .895
Hedo Turkoglu 67 26.2 14.0 0.9 2.6 3.5 2.3 0.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 4.9 11.7 .419 1.4 3.7 .380 2.8 3.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 10 37.0 13.6 0.6 2.6 3.2 6.4 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 4.5 10.8 .417 1.6 3.9 .410 3.0 3.4 .882
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2001-022005-06
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 82 34.6 17.9 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.7 0.6 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.4 13.3 .483 1.9 4.2 .455 3.2 3.6 .887
Hedo Turkoglu 78 33.5 14.9 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.8 0.9 0.3 1.7 3.0 5.1 11.2 .454 1.5 3.6 .403 3.3 3.8 .861
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 8 40.5 19.5 0.9 3.1 4.0 8.8 0.5 0.0 3.8 2.5 6.4 14.8 .432 2.5 5.6 .444 4.3 4.4 .971
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2002-032006-07
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 82 33.1 17.7 0.8 2.1 2.9 7.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 1.6 6.3 13.6 .465 1.4 3.3 .413 3.8 4.1 .909
Hedo Turkoglu 73 31.1 13.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.2 1.0 0.2 2.0 3.0 4.7 11.3 .419 1.5 3.8 .388 2.3 3.0 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 20 36.4 16.1 0.8 2.8 3.5 7.3 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.4 5.8 12.9 .447 1.9 3.8 .487 2.8 3.2 .873
Hedo Turkoglu 4 39.0 13.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.5 1.3 1.0 2.5 3.5 6.3 12.5 .500 0.8 2.3 .333 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 8

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2003-042007-08
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 78 33.5 14.5 0.8 2.2 3.0 8.8 0.9 0.1 2.7 1.8 5.1 10.8 .470 1.3 3.3 .405 2.9 3.2 .916
Hedo Turkoglu 82 36.9 19.5 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 0.9 0.3 3.0 3.0 6.8 14.9 .456 2.0 5.1 .400 4.0 4.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 5 39.2 13.6 1.2 4.0 5.2 9.0 0.8 0.0 2.4 2.8 5.4 14.0 .386 1.2 3.2 .375 1.6 1.8 .889
Hedo Turkoglu 10 39.9 17.5 1.4 5.0 6.4 5.5 0.8 0.2 3.8 3.5 6.3 14.1 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.9 4.6 .848

Season 9

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2004-052008-09
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsMagic Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 75 34.3 15.5 0.8 2.6 3.3 11.5 1.0 0.1 3.3 1.8 5.7 11.4 .502 1.3 2.9 .431 2.8 3.2 .887
Hedo Turkoglu 77 36.6 16.8 0.6 4.7 5.3 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.6 2.8 5.5 13.3 .413 1.7 4.9 .356 4.1 5.1 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 15 40.7 23.9 0.6 4.2 4.8 11.3 0.9 0.2 4.7 2.4 9.3 17.9 .520 1.4 3.6 .389 3.8 4.1 .919
Hedo Turkoglu 24 38.9 15.8 0.4 4.2 4.5 4.8 0.8 0.2 2.7 3.3 5.3 12.3 .427 1.3 3.5 .386 3.9 4.8 .817

Season 10

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2005-062009-10
Team Phoenix SunsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 79 35.4 18.8 0.6 3.6 4.2 10.5 0.8 0.2 3.5 1.5 6.8 13.4 .512 1.9 4.3 .439 3.3 3.5 .921
Hedo Turkoglu 74 30.7 11.3 0.6 4.1 4.6 4.1 0.7 0.4 1.7 3.0 3.7 9.1 .409 1.5 3.9 .374 2.4 3.1 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 20 39.9 20.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 10.2 0.4 0.3 3.4 1.9 7.3 14.6 .502 1.6 4.4 .368 4.2 4.6 .912
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2006-072010-11
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 76 35.3 18.6 0.4 3.1 3.5 11.6 0.8 0.1 3.8 1.5 6.8 12.8 .532 2.1 4.5 .455 2.9 3.3 .899
Hedo Turkoglu 81 31.4 10.8 0.6 3.8 4.4 4.2 0.9 0.4 1.6 3.0 4.0 8.9 .446 1.6 3.8 .410 1.3 1.9 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 11 37.5 18.9 0.4 2.8 3.2 13.3 0.4 0.1 4.4 1.9 6.7 14.5 .463 1.7 3.5 .487 3.7 4.2 .891
Hedo Turkoglu 6 34.8 9.2 0.2 3.0 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.2 1.2 3.0 3.3 11.3 .294 1.2 5.0 .233 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 12

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2007-082011-12
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 81 34.3 16.9 0.3 3.1 3.5 11.1 0.7 0.1 3.6 1.4 6.0 11.9 .504 2.2 4.7 .470 2.7 3.0 .906
Hedo Turkoglu 53 31.2 10.9 0.5 3.3 3.8 4.4 0.8 0.3 2.7 2.6 3.9 9.5 .415 1.7 4.9 .353 1.3 1.8 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 5 36.6 16.2 0.2 2.6 2.8 7.8 0.4 0.2 2.4 2.0 6.4 14.0 .457 1.2 4.0 .300 2.2 2.4 .917
Hedo Turkoglu 5 32.4 8.4 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.6 3.0 8.2 .366 1.0 2.4 .417 1.4 2.2 .636

Season 13

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2008-092012-13
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 74 33.6 15.7 0.3 2.8 3.0 9.7 0.7 0.1 3.4 1.5 5.8 11.5 .503 1.5 3.3 .439 2.6 2.8 .933
Hedo Turkoglu 11 17.2 2.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.3 4.8 .264 0.1 2.2 .042 0.3 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2009-102013-14
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsClippers Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 81 32.8 16.5 0.4 2.9 3.3 11.0 0.5 0.1 3.6 1.3 6.2 12.2 .507 1.5 3.6 .426 2.6 2.8 .938
Hedo Turkoglu 38 10.3 3.0 0.3 2.1 2.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.1 2.9 .385 0.6 1.3 .440 0.2 0.5 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 16 33.7 17.8 0.4 2.9 3.3 10.1 0.3 0.1 3.8 1.3 6.2 11.9 .518 1.2 3.1 .380 4.2 4.7 .893
Hedo Turkoglu 5 8.2 3.2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.2 2.6 .462 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2010-112014-15
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 75 33.3 14.7 0.5 2.9 3.5 11.4 0.6 0.1 3.5 1.2 5.3 10.8 .492 1.1 2.7 .395 3.0 3.3 .912
Hedo Turkoglu 62 11.4 3.7 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.3 3.0 .441 1.0 2.2 .432 0.1 0.2 .545
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu 11 5.0 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.4 1.5 .235 0.2 1.2 .154 0.0 0.0 -

Season 16

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2011-12-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 62 31.6 12.5 0.4 2.6 3.0 10.7 0.6 0.1 3.7 0.9 4.8 9.0 .532 0.9 2.3 .390 2.0 2.3 .894
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2012-13-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 50 32.5 12.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.7 0.6 0.1 2.5 1.4 4.7 9.5 .497 1.1 2.6 .438 2.1 2.3 .922
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 2 30.5 12.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 5.0 11.5 .435 0.0 1.5 .000 2.5 2.5 1.000
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Steve Nash Hedo Turkoglu
Season 2013-14-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash 15 20.9 6.8 0.3 1.7 1.9 5.7 0.5 0.1 2.1 1.2 2.4 6.3 .383 0.5 1.6 .333 1.5 1.6 .917
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Nash ------- --- ----------
Hedo Turkoglu ------- --- ----------