Bill Closs vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 Steve Nash 5

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 102

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 14

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.