Bill Closs vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Closs 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Bill Closs 0 Isiah Thomas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.0 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)

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.