Bill Closs vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Bill Closs that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Closs

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.