Bill Closs vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Earl Monroe 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 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.