Bill Closs vs. Nikola Jokic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jokic 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.

Nikola Jokic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Nikola Jokic 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Nikola Jokic 9

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Nikola Jokic 6

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Nikola Jokic 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Nikola Jokic 2

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Nikola Jokic 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Nikola Jokic 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Nikola Jokic 5

* 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 Nikola Jokic 20.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Nikola Jokic 10.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Nikola Jokic 6.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Nikola Jokic 14,139

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Nikola Jokic 7,249

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Nikola Jokic 4,667

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 822

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 491

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Nikola Jokic 675

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Nikola Jokic .557

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic .350

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Nikola Jokic .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Nikola Jokic 27.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Nikola Jokic 12.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Nikola Jokic 7.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Nikola Jokic 2,042

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Nikola Jokic 909

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Nikola Jokic 554

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 80

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 63

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Nikola Jokic 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Nikola Jokic .531

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic .402

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Nikola Jokic .835

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Nikola Jokic 14.8 (2024)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Nikola Jokic 9.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023)

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.