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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Patrick Ewing vs Steve Nash

PE
Patrick Ewing1985-862001-02 · NYK
SN
Steve Nash1996-972013-14 · PHX

Steve Nash leads 5 of 8 career categories against Patrick Ewing, including playmaking (8.5 APG) and shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%). Head to head they met 8 times, with Steve Nash winning the series 5–3.

The case for Patrick Ewing: scoring (21.0 PPG), rebounding (9.8 RPG), per-minute impact (21.0 PER).

The case for Steve Nash: playmaking (8.5 APG), shooting efficiency (60.5% TS%), career value (129.6 Win Shares), and 2 more.

PPG
21.014.3
RPG
9.83.0
APG
1.98.5
TS%
55.3%60.5%
PER
21.019.9
Win Shares
123.9129.6
games played
11831217
MVPs / All-Star nods
7 All-NBA · 11 AS2 MVP · 7 All-NBA · 8 AS

Head to Head

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
Record35
Meetings8
PPG15.411.6
RPG8.93.1
APG0.66.5
First meeting1996-97
Last meeting2001-02

Per Game

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
G11831217
MIN34.331.3
PTS21.014.3
REB9.83.0
AST1.98.5
STL1.00.7
BLK2.40.1
FG%50.449.0
3P%15.242.8
FT%74.090.4

Advanced

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
PER21.019.9
TS%55.360.5
USG%28.121.0
WS123.9129.6
WS/480.1460.163
BPM2.53.5
VORP46.653.5

Accolades

Patrick EwingSteve Nash
All-NBA77
All-Star118
All-Defensive3
Rookie of the Year1
All-Rookie1
MVP2

Career percentiles

Scoring
91
78
Efficiency
69
91
Playmaking
56
96
Rebounding
94
45
Defense
94
37

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