David Robinson vs Steve Nash
David Robinson leads 5 of 8 career categories against Steve Nash, including scoring (21.1 PPG) and rebounding (10.6 RPG). Head to head they met 33 times, 15 of them in the playoffs, with David Robinson winning the series 21–12.
The case for David Robinson: scoring (21.1 PPG), rebounding (10.6 RPG), per-minute impact (26.2 PER), and 2 more.
The case for Steve Nash: playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%), longevity (1217 games played).
PPG
21.114.3
RPG
10.63.0
APG
2.58.5
TS%
58.3%60.5%
PER
26.219.9
Win Shares
177.1129.6
games played
9871217
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 1 DPOY · 10 All-NBA · 10 AS2 MVP · 7 All-NBA · 8 AS
Head to Head
| David Robinson | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 21–12 | |
| Meetings | 33 (15 playoff) | |
| PPG | 15.0 | 11.0 |
| RPG | 10.2 | 3.2 |
| APG | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| David Robinson | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 987 | 1217 |
| MIN | 34.7 | 31.3 |
| PTS | 21.1 | 14.3 |
| REB | 10.6 | 3.0 |
| AST | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| STL | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| BLK | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| FG% | 51.8 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 25.0 | 42.8 |
| FT% | 73.6 | 90.4 |
Advanced
| David Robinson | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 26.2 | 19.9 |
| TS% | 58.3 | 60.5 |
| USG% | 26.4 | 21.0 |
| WS | 177.1 | 129.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.248 | 0.163 |
| BPM | 7.0 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 78.7 | 53.5 |
Accolades
| David Robinson | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 2 |
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 10 | 7 |
| All-Star | 10 | 8 |
| All-Defensive | 8 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9278
Efficiency8991
Playmaking6696
Rebounding9745
Defense9937
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