Bill Closs vs. Damian Lillard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Damian Lillard 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.

Damian Lillard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Damian Lillard 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Damian Lillard 12

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Damian Lillard 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Damian Lillard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Damian Lillard 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Damian Lillard 7

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Damian Lillard 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Damian Lillard 25.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Damian Lillard 4.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Damian Lillard 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Damian Lillard 21,151

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Damian Lillard 3,573

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Damian Lillard 5,659

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 804

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 257

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Damian Lillard 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Damian Lillard .438

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard .371

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Damian Lillard .897

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Damian Lillard 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Damian Lillard 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Damian Lillard 6.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Damian Lillard 1,638

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Damian Lillard 285

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Damian Lillard 388

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 73

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 19

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Damian Lillard 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Damian Lillard .414

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard .375

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Damian Lillard .889

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Damian Lillard 34.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021)

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.