Bill Closs vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic 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.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Jusuf Nurkic 9.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Jusuf Nurkic 2.6

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Jusuf Nurkic 218

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Jusuf Nurkic 175

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Jusuf Nurkic 47

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 18

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 17

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Jusuf Nurkic 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Jusuf Nurkic .491

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Jusuf Nurkic .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

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.