| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Premiership | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009/2010 | Premiership | 24 | 1757 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 | — |
| 2010/2011 | Premiership | 27 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/2012 | Premiership | 11 | 923 | 9 | 0 | 0.88 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Premier League | 31 | 1277 | 4 | 1 | 0.35 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Premier League | 31 | 1409 | 5 | 2 | 0.45 | — |
| 2014/2015 | Premier League | 31 | 2055 | 7 | 0 | 0.31 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Premier League | 13 | 880 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| 2016/2017 | Championship (England) | 29 | 1867 | 5 | 3 | 0.39 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Premier League 2 Divison Two | 1 | 61 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/2018 | Championship (England) | 2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Premiership | 13 | 1092 | 4 | 2 | 0.49 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Premiership | 19 | 720 | 10 | 3 | 1.62 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Premiership | 15 | 984 | 4 | 2 | 0.55 | 7 |
| 2020/2021 | Championship (Scotland) | 19 | 1095 | 7 | 0 | 0.58 | — |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 34 Championship (Scotland) forwards, 2020/2021, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-08-27
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aberdeen | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
 Celtic | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Motherwell | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hibernian | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kilmarnock | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Hamilton Academical | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
 West Ham United | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aston Villa | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Swansea City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hearts | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 St. Mirren | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 St. Johnstone | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Newcastle United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rangers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lithuania U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steven Naismith scored 7 goals in 19 Championship (Scotland) appearances in 2020/2021 (1,095 minutes), without an assist — 0.58 goal involvements per 90. Compared with a cohort of 34 Championship (Scotland) forwards with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2020/2021, he clears the median: 76th percentile by goal involvements per 90, and 7th of 34 for goals scored.
