Bill Closs vs. Ben Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Wallace 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 Wallace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Ben Wallace 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Ben Wallace 16

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Ben Wallace 8

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Ben Wallace 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Ben Wallace 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Ben Wallace 6

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Ben Wallace 4

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Ben Wallace 2

Blocks Leader Bill Closs 0 * Ben Wallace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Ben Wallace 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Ben Wallace 9.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Ben Wallace 6,254

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Ben Wallace 10,482

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Ben Wallace 1,437

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1,369

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2,137

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Ben Wallace 1,088

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Ben Wallace .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace .137

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Ben Wallace .414

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Ben Wallace 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Ben Wallace 11.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Ben Wallace 1.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Ben Wallace 939

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Ben Wallace 1,454

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Ben Wallace 173

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 199

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 250

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Ben Wallace 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Ben Wallace .482

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Ben Wallace .418

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003)

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.