Steve Nash
- Seasons
- 1996-97 to 2013-14
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- Feb 7, 1974
- College
- Santa Clara
- Draft
- 1996, round 1, pick 15
2MVP awards
7All-League teams
8All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.0
- True shooting
- .605
- Effective FG
- .556
- Usage rate
- 21.0
- Win shares
- 130.0
- WS per 48
- .164
- Box plus/minus
- 3.0
- VORP
- 48.2
- Best season, WS
- 12.6
- Best season, BPM
- 5.9
- MVP vote shares
- 2.43
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 5 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | PHO | 22 | 65 | 684 | 10.8 | .539 | .489 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .047 | -2.0 | -1.1 | -3.1 | -0.2 | 103 | 112 |
| 1997-98 | PHO | 23 | 76 | 1,664 | 15.6 | .556 | .528 | 19.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.8 | .137 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 111 | 105 |
| 1998-99 | DAL | 24 | 40 | 1,269 | 10.9 | .471 | .441 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .037 | -1.0 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 99 | 108 |
| 1999-00 | DAL | 25 | 56 | 1,532 | 13.5 | .601 | .559 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | .094 | 0.6 | -1.5 | -0.9 | 0.4 | 114 | 111 |
| 2000-01 | DAL | 26 | 70 | 2,387 | 19.6 | .603 | .544 | 21.1 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 8.4 | .169 | 3.8 | -1.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 115 | 106 |
| 2001-02 | DAL | 27 | 82 | 2,837 | 20.7 | .602 | .554 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 9.9 | .167 | 5.1 | -2.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 118 | 112 |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 28 | 82 | 2,711 | 22.6 | .576 | .515 | 24.4 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 11.6 | .206 | 5.4 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 118 | 106 |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 29 | 78 | 2,612 | 20.5 | .590 | .531 | 19.5 | 8.9 | -0.1 | 8.8 | .162 | 4.7 | -2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 120 | 111 |
| 2004-05 | PHO | 30 | 75 | 2,573 | 22.0 | .606 | .557 | 20.5 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 10.9 | .203 | 5.5 | -0.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 123 | 111 |
| 2005-06 | PHO | 31 | 79 | 2,796 | 23.3 | .632 | .583 | 23.3 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 12.4 | .212 | 5.7 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 121 | 109 |
| 2006-07 | PHO | 32 | 76 | 2,682 | 23.8 | .654 | .613 | 22.9 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 12.6 | .225 | 6.7 | -0.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 124 | 110 |
| 2007-08 | PHO | 33 | 81 | 2,780 | 21.1 | .641 | .597 | 22.0 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 10.5 | .181 | 5.8 | -1.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 121 | 112 |
| 2008-09 | PHO | 34 | 74 | 2,484 | 19.5 | .615 | .566 | 21.1 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 7.3 | .140 | 4.5 | -2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 119 | 115 |
| 2009-10 | PHO | 35 | 81 | 2,660 | 21.6 | .615 | .570 | 22.9 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 9.9 | .178 | 6.1 | -1.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 121 | 114 |
| 2010-11 | PHO | 36 | 75 | 2,497 | 20.8 | .601 | .542 | 21.4 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 7.9 | .153 | 4.7 | -1.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 118 | 114 |
| 2011-12 | PHO | 37 | 62 | 1,961 | 20.3 | .625 | .581 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 5.9 | .144 | 4.7 | -1.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 115 | 110 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 38 | 50 | 1,627 | 16.0 | .605 | .557 | 17.8 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | .127 | 1.8 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 117 | 111 |
| 2013-14 | LAL | 39 | 15 | 313 | 12.2 | .488 | .426 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .017 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -3.6 | -0.1 | 100 | 114 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.