Bill Closs vs. Alex English Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex English 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.

Alex English

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Alex English 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Alex English 15

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Alex English 10

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Alex English 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Alex English 3

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Alex English 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Alex English 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Alex English 5.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Alex English 3.6

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Alex English 25,613

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Alex English 6,538

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Alex English 4,351

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 1,067

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 833

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Alex English 1,193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Alex English .507

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English .217 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Alex English .832

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Alex English 29.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Alex English 8.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Alex English 5.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 1.4 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 1.5 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Alex English 24.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Alex English 5.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Alex English 4.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 0.7

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Alex English 1,661

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Alex English 371

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Alex English 293

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 47

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 32

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Alex English 68

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Alex English .503

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Alex English .862

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Alex English 30.2 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Alex English 8.0 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Alex English 6.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Alex English 1.0 (1983)

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.