Bill Closs vs. Dave Cowens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Cowens 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.

Dave Cowens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Dave Cowens: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Dave Cowens 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Dave Cowens 11

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Dave Cowens 7

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Dave Cowens 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Dave Cowens 3

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Dave Cowens 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Dave Cowens 3

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Dave Cowens 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Dave Cowens 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Dave Cowens 13.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Dave Cowens 3.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Dave Cowens 13,516

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Dave Cowens 10,444

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Dave Cowens 2,910

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 599 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 488 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Dave Cowens 766

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Dave Cowens .460

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens .071 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Dave Cowens .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Dave Cowens 20.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Dave Cowens 16.2 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Dave Cowens 5.0 (1977)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Dave Cowens 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Dave Cowens 14.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Dave Cowens 3.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 0.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Dave Cowens 1,684

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Dave Cowens 1,285

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Dave Cowens 333

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 78 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 56 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Dave Cowens 89

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Dave Cowens .451

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Dave Cowens .744

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Dave Cowens 21.9 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Dave Cowens 16.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Dave Cowens 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Dave Cowens 1.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.