Bill Closs vs. D'Angelo Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars D'Angelo Russell 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.

D'Angelo Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 D'Angelo Russell 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 D'Angelo Russell 9

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 D'Angelo Russell 4

NBA Cups Won Bill Closs 0 * D'Angelo Russell 1 *

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 D'Angelo Russell 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 D'Angelo Russell 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * D'Angelo Russell 3.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 D'Angelo Russell 5.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 D'Angelo Russell 10,136

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * D'Angelo Russell 1,954

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 D'Angelo Russell 3,289

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 610

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 184

Total Games Bill Closs 186 D'Angelo Russell 571

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 D'Angelo Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .369

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 D'Angelo Russell .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 D'Angelo Russell 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * D'Angelo Russell 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 D'Angelo Russell 4.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.0

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 D'Angelo Russell 418

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * D'Angelo Russell 89

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 D'Angelo Russell 143

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 30

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 7

Total Games Bill Closs 11 D'Angelo Russell 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 D'Angelo Russell .383

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell .326

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 D'Angelo Russell .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2024)

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.