Bill Closs vs. George Gervin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Gervin 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.

George Gervin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 George Gervin 0

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 George Gervin 10

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 George Gervin 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 George Gervin 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 George Gervin 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 George Gervin 7

Scoring Leader Bill Closs 0 George Gervin 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 George Gervin 26.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * George Gervin 4.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 George Gervin 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 George Gervin 20,708

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * George Gervin 3,607

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 George Gervin 2,214

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 941

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 670

Total Games Bill Closs 186 George Gervin 791

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 George Gervin .511

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin .297 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 George Gervin .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) George Gervin 33.1 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * George Gervin 5.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) George Gervin 3.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 1.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 George Gervin 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * George Gervin 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 George Gervin 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 1.2

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 George Gervin 1,592

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * George Gervin 341

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 George Gervin 186

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 69

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 52

Total Games Bill Closs 11 George Gervin 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 George Gervin .508

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 George Gervin .821

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) George Gervin 33.3 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * George Gervin 7.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) George Gervin 4.6 (1982)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 1.9 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** George Gervin 2.7 (1978)

Notes: * 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.