Bill Closs vs. Adrian Dantley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Adrian Dantley 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.

Adrian Dantley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Adrian Dantley: 1976-77 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Adrian Dantley 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Adrian Dantley 15

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Adrian Dantley 7

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Adrian Dantley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Adrian Dantley 2

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Adrian Dantley 2

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Adrian Dantley 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Adrian Dantley 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Adrian Dantley 5.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Adrian Dantley 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Adrian Dantley 23,177

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Adrian Dantley 5,455

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Adrian Dantley 2,830

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 944

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 150

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Adrian Dantley 955

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Adrian Dantley .540

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley .171 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Adrian Dantley .818

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Adrian Dantley 30.7 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Adrian Dantley 7.8 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Adrian Dantley 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Adrian Dantley 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Adrian Dantley 5.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Adrian Dantley 2.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Adrian Dantley 1,558

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Adrian Dantley 395

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Adrian Dantley 169

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 69

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 6

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Adrian Dantley 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Adrian Dantley .525

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Adrian Dantley .796

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Adrian Dantley 32.2 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Adrian Dantley 8.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Adrian Dantley 4.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Adrian Dantley 1.0 (1978)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.