Bill Closs vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 230

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Bernard King 121

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Bernard King 65

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 6

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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.