Bill Closs vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond 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.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.