Bill Closs vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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.

Fred VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Fred VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.