Steve Nash’s return to Phoenix in 2004 sparked one of the most electrifying eras in NBA history. Teaming with coach Mike D’Antoni, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Shawn Marion, Nash orchestrated the “Seven Seconds or Less” offense, revolutionizing the league with pace, spacing, and three-point shooting. His vision, creativity, and pinpoint passing earned him back-to-back MVP awards in 2005 and 2006. Nash’s ability to elevate teammates transformed Phoenix into perennial contenders, though they repeatedly fell short of the NBA Finals due to tough playoff battles against the Spurs and Lakers. Beyond accolades, Nash changed how the point guard position was viewed, blending efficiency with flair. He averaged double-digit assists multiple seasons and was beloved for his leadership and toughness despite chronic back issues. Nash’s Suns era is remembered not only for its wins but for reshaping basketball itself, influencing today’s offensive philosophies across the NBA.
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TOV | OREB | DREB |
|---|
 | 1996-97 | 65 | 10:32 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 42.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 41.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 82.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1997-98 | 76 | 21:52 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 45.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 41.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 86.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
 | 1998-99 | 40 | 31:44 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 36.3 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 37.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 82.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 1999-00 | 56 | 27:24 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 47.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 40.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 88.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 2000-01 | 70 | 34:05 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 11.3 | 48.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 40.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 89.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| 2001-02 | 82 | 34:36 | 17.9 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 13.3 | 48.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 45.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 88.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 2002-03 | 82 | 33:04 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 46.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 41.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 90.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
| 2003-04 | 78 | 33:31 | 14.5 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 47.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 40.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 91.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 2004-05 | 75 | 34:14 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 50.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 43.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 88.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| 2005-06 | 79 | 35:23 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 51.2 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 43.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 92.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 2006-07 | 76 | 35:17 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 11.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 53.2 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 45.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 89.9 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 2007-08 | 81 | 34:19 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 50.4 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 47.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 90.6 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 2008-09 | 74 | 33:34 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 11.5 | 50.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 43.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 93.3 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 2009-10 | 81 | 32:50 | 16.5 | 3.3 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 12.2 | 50.7 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 42.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 93.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 33:17 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 49.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 39.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 91.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2011-12 | 62 | 31:37 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 53.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 39.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 89.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
 | 2012-13 | 50 | 32:32 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 49.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 43.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 92.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 2013-14 | 15 | 20:50 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 38.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 91.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| | 744 | 30:36 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 10.5 | 50.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 43.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 90.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| | 1217 | 31:17 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 49.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 42.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 90.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| | 408 | 32:44 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 11.1 | 46.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 41.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 89.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| | 65 | 29:50 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 47.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 42.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 92.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
Steve Nash Playoff Stats
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TOV | OREB | DREB |
|---|
| 1996-97 | 4 | 3:41 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 22.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 1997-98 | 4 | 12:50 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 44.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 62.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2000-01 | 10 | 36:59 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 41.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 41.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 88.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 2001-02 | 8 | 40:28 | 19.5 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 43.2 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 44.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 97.1 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 2002-03 | 20 | 36:24 | 16.1 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 12.9 | 44.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 48.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 87.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| 2003-04 | 5 | 39:07 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 14.0 | 38.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 37.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 88.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| 2004-05 | 15 | 40:43 | 23.9 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 17.9 | 52.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 38.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 91.9 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| 2005-06 | 20 | 39:52 | 20.4 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 14.6 | 50.2 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 91.2 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 2006-07 | 11 | 37:30 | 18.9 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 14.5 | 46.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 48.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 89.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 2007-08 | 5 | 36:36 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 14.0 | 45.7 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 30.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 91.7 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 33:39 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 51.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 38.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 89.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| 2012-13 | 2 | 30:22 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| | 75 | 34:46 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 49.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 38.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 89.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| | 120 | 35:43 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 47.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 40.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 90.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| | 43 | 37:37 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 43.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 44.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 90.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| | 2 | 30:22 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
Steve Nash Best Ten Games (Points)
| Date | Opponent | MIN | PTS | AST | REB | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TOV | OREB | DREB |
|---|
| May 15, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks (L) | 43:05 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 0.71 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 9 | 1 | 4 |
| Dec 22, 2006 | Washington Wizards (L) | 42:13 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 0.56 | 7 | 15 | 0.47 | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 07, 2006 | New Jersey Nets (W) | 47:57 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 0.64 | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| May 20, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks (W) | 50:04 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 0.58 | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Jan 22, 2008 | Milwaukee Bucks (W) | 36:42 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 0.57 | 5 | 9 | 0.56 | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dec 26, 2009 | Golden State Warriors (L) | 36:24 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 0.64 | 6 | 12 | 0.50 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 31, 2008 | Denver Nuggets (W) | 37:57 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 12, 2008 | Milwaukee Bucks (W) | 33:43 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0.77 | 5 | 7 | 0.71 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 31, 2006 | Detroit Pistons (W) | 39:34 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0.63 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 07, 2007 | Atlanta Hawks (L) | 37:31 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0.63 | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 6 | 0 | 5 |