Bill Closs vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Closs: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Closs 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Bill Closs 3 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Bill Closs 3 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Bill Closs 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Closs 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Closs 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Bill Closs 0 * Jerry Lucas 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 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.0 * Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 1.9 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 1,669 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 605 * Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Bill Closs 346 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Bill Closs 186 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .315 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .718 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.8 (1950) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 6.2 (1951) * Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.5 (1950) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Closs 9.4 Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 5.3 * Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 2.1 Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Closs 103 Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Bill Closs 16 * Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Bill Closs 23 Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Bill Closs 11 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Closs .293 Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Closs .816 Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Closs 11.4 (1950) Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Closs 8.0 (1952) * Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Bill Closs 4.0 (1952) Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Closs - n/a ** Jerry Lucas 0.0 (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. ** 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.