Bill Closs vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon 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.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Closs 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Closs 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Bill Closs 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Bill Closs 0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 3

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)

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.