Keith Closs vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Keith 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Keith Closs: 1997-98 to 1999-00
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Keith Closs 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Keith Closs 3 Jusuf Nurkic 11

Playoffs Played Keith Closs 0 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Keith Closs 0 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs 3.9 Jusuf Nurkic 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 2.9 Jusuf Nurkic 8.8

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.3 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.3 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs 502 Jusuf Nurkic 6,991

Total Rebounds Keith Closs 372 Jusuf Nurkic 5,219

Total Assists Keith Closs 44 Jusuf Nurkic 1,468

Total Steals Keith Closs 28 Jusuf Nurkic 536

Total Blocks Keith Closs 163 Jusuf Nurkic 647

Total Games Keith Closs 130 Jusuf Nurkic 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs .471 Jusuf Nurkic .501

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs .000 Jusuf Nurkic .285

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs .606 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs 4.2 (2000) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs 3.1 (2000) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs 0.4 (2000) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs 0.2 (2000) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs 1.4 (1998) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 9.5

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 2.7

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 230

Total Rebounds Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 190

Total Assists Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 53

Total Steals Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 22

Total Blocks Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 20

Total Games Keith Closs 0 Jusuf Nurkic 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic .489

3-Point Percentage Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Keith Closs - Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)