Gary Payton vs Steve Nash
Gary Payton and Steve Nash split the compared categories 4–4. Head to head they met 35 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Steve Nash winning the series 18–17.
The case for Gary Payton
scoring (16.3 PPG), rebounding (3.9 RPG), career value (144.0 Win Shares), and 1 more.
The case for Steve Nash
playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%), per-minute impact (19.9 PER), and 1 more.
Tale of the tape
16.3PPG14.3
3.9RPG3.0
6.7APG8.5
52.8%TS%60.5%
18.9PER19.9
144.0Win Shares129.6
1335games played1217
Head to Head
| Gary Payton | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Series wins | 18 |
| 19.4 | PPG | 11.9 |
| 5.0 | RPG | 2.2 |
| 7.7 | APG | 5.9 |
| 35 meetings (4 in the playoffs) · first 1996-97 · last 2006-07 | ||
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| 1335 | G | 1217 |
| 35.3 | MIN | 31.3 |
| 16.3 | PTS | 14.3 |
| 3.9 | REB | 3.0 |
| 6.7 | AST | 8.5 |
| 1.8 | STL | 0.7 |
| 0.2 | BLK | 0.1 |
| 46.6 | FG% | 49.0 |
| 31.7 | 3P% | 42.8 |
| 72.9 | FT% | 90.4 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| 18.9 | PER | 19.9 |
| 52.8 | TS% | 60.5 |
| 22.5 | USG% | 21.0 |
| 144.0 | WS | 129.6 |
| 0.147 | WS/48 | 0.163 |
| 3.4 | BPM | 3.5 |
| 65.0 | VORP | 53.5 |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defensive POY | — |
| 9 | All-NBA | 7 |
| 9 | All-Star | 8 |
| 9 | All-Defensive | — |
| 1 | All-Rookie | — |
| — | MVP | 2 |
Career percentiles
81Scoring78
56Efficiency91
95Playmaking96
60Rebounding45
82Defense37
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