Bill Closs vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Bill Closs 0 * Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Chris Paul 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 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 200

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 31

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)

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.