Bill Closs vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons 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.

Ben Simmons

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Ben Simmons 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)

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.