Bill Closs vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

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.