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Steve Nash
PHX · Guard · 2006-07 · Santa Clara · Year 11 · age 32 · born Feb 7, 1974
18.6 PPG3.5 RPG11.6 APG3.8 TPG35.3 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-Star
- Height
- 6'3"
Weight195Steve Nash, 2006-07 with PHX: 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 11.6 assists in 35.3 minutes a game. Against the 286 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (99th percentile), Effective FG% (99th) and Assist % (99th); his lowest are Stocks / 75 (3rd percentile) and Turnover % (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 18 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 286 qualified players in 2006-07; the second number is his rank among the 125 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 81 | 78 | 35.3 |
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| Minutes share | 87 | 83 | 67.4% |
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| Availability | 62 | 61 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 99 | 99 | .654 |
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| Effective FG% | 99 | 99 | .613 |
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| Points per shot | 93 | 94 | 1.45 |
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| 3-point % | 97 | 99 | 45.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 90 | 84 | 4.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 75 | 60 | 35.3% |
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| 2-point % | 95 | 99 | 57.5% |
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| Free throw % | 97 | 94 | 89.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 68 | 68 | 3.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 34 | 42 | 25.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 75 | 64 | 33.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 85 | 86 | 19.4 |
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| Assist % | 99 | 99 | 46.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 99 | 99 | 12.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 97 | 93 | 3.08 |
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| Usage % | 77 | 74 | 22.3% |
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| Turnover % | 4 | 2 | 21.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 2 | 3 | 3.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 8 | 17 | 1.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 21 | 43 | 3.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 27 | 54 | 8.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 20 | 8 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 7 | 15 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 3 | 4 | 0.9 |
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| Steal % | 23 | 10 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 9 | 18 | 0.2% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 18 | 41 | 6'3" |
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| Strength (weight) | 20 | 46 | 195 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 96 | 97 | 23.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 99 | .225 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 97 | +5.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +6.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 25 | 31 | −0.8 |
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| VORP | 98 | 99 | 5.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 97 | 97 | 18.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1996-97 | PHX | 22 | 65 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .539 | −3.1 | 12 | |
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| 1997-98 | PHX | 23 | 76 | 21.9 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | .556 | +1.4 | 76 | |
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| 1998-99 | DAL | 24 | 40 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 5.5 | .471 | −2.4 | 20 | |
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| 1999-00 | DAL | 25 | 56 | 27.4 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .601 | −0.9 | 38 | |
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| 2000-01 | DAL | 26 | 70 | 34.1 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 7.3 | .603 | +2.8 | 88 | |
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| 2001-02 | DAL | 27 | 82 | 34.6 | 17.9 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .602 | +3.1 | 90 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2002-03 | DAL | 28 | 82 | 33.1 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 7.3 | .576 | +4.6 | 95 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2003-04 | DAL | 29 | 78 | 33.5 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 8.8 | .590 | +2.5 | 86 | |
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| 2004-05 | PHX | 30 | 75 | 34.2 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 11.5 | .606 | +4.7 | 96 | MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 2005-06 | PHX | 31 | 79 | 35.4 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 10.5 | .632 | +5.0 | 94 | MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 2006-07★ | PHX | 32 | 76 | 35.3 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 11.6 | .654 | +5.9 | 98 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 2007-08 | PHX | 33 | 81 | 34.3 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 11.1 | .641 | +3.9 | 94 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2008-09 | PHX | 34 | 74 | 33.6 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | .615 | +2.4 | 87 | |
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| 2009-10 | PHX | 35 | 81 | 32.8 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 11.0 | .615 | +4.3 | 96 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2010-11 | PHX | 36 | 75 | 33.3 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 11.4 | .601 | +3.2 | 92 | |
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| 2011-12 | PHX | 37 | 62 | 31.6 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 10.7 | .625 | +3.4 | 90 | All-Star |
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| 2012-13 | LAL | 38 | 50 | 32.5 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 6.7 | .605 | +0.4 | 61 | |
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| 2013-14 | LAL | 39 | 15 | 20.8 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 5.7 | .488 | −3.6 | 4 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.