Alex Caruso vs. Bill Closs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Closs and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Bill Closs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Bill Closs 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Bill Closs 3

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Bill Closs 3

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Bill Closs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Bill Closs 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Bill Closs 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Bill Closs 9.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bill Closs 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Bill Closs 1.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Bill Closs 1,669

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Bill Closs 605 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Bill Closs 346

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Bill Closs 186

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Bill Closs .315

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Bill Closs .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Bill Closs 11.8 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Bill Closs 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Bill Closs - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Bill Closs 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Bill Closs 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Bill Closs 2.1

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Bill Closs - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Bill Closs 103

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Bill Closs 16 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Bill Closs 23

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Bill Closs - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Bill Closs 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Bill Closs .293

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Bill Closs - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Bill Closs .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Bill Closs 11.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Bill Closs 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Bill Closs - n/a **

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.