Kobe Bryant vs Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant leads 6 of 8 career categories against Steve Nash, including scoring (25.0 PPG) and rebounding (5.2 RPG). Head to head they met 65 times, 18 of them in the playoffs, with Kobe Bryant winning the series 37–28.
The case for Kobe Bryant: scoring (25.0 PPG), rebounding (5.2 RPG), per-minute impact (22.9 PER), and 3 more.
The case for Steve Nash: playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%).
PPG
25.014.3
RPG
5.23.0
APG
4.78.5
TS%
55.0%60.5%
PER
22.919.9
Win Shares
172.5129.6
games played
13461217
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 MVP · 2 FMVP · 15 All-NBA · 18 AS2 MVP · 7 All-NBA · 8 AS
Head to Head
| Kobe Bryant | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 37–28 | |
| Meetings | 65 (18 playoff) | |
| PPG | 26.5 | 16.8 |
| RPG | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| APG | 5.3 | 9.7 |
| First meeting | 1996-97 | |
| Last meeting | 2011-12 | |
Per Game
| Kobe Bryant | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1346 | 1217 |
| MIN | 36.1 | 31.3 |
| PTS | 25.0 | 14.3 |
| REB | 5.2 | 3.0 |
| AST | 4.7 | 8.5 |
| STL | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| BLK | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| FG% | 44.7 | 49.0 |
| 3P% | 32.9 | 42.8 |
| FT% | 83.7 | 90.4 |
Advanced
| Kobe Bryant | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 22.9 | 19.9 |
| TS% | 55.0 | 60.5 |
| USG% | 31.8 | 21.0 |
| WS | 172.5 | 129.6 |
| WS/48 | 0.170 | 0.163 |
| BPM | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| VORP | 77.1 | 53.5 |
Accolades
| Kobe Bryant | Steve Nash | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | 1 | 2 |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| All-NBA | 15 | 7 |
| All-Star | 18 | 8 |
| All-Defensive | 12 | — |
| All-Star MVP | 4 | — |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
Career percentiles
Scoring9678
Efficiency7291
Playmaking8896
Rebounding7545
Defense8337
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